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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-21

oiuo"ioeo murmur Sreeteu tue ears OF tqe
anxious watchers who bent above him.
"Who is Bertha9" the physician at last
asked the weeping, gray haired mother
who had come from a distant city to care
for her only son. "We must find her.
have done all can for his body, but
only her coming can relieve his mind. F."
And, he added, softly, tshc must come
soon."
''If I only knew" the mother an
swered, show would fly to herl 1t is
breaking my heart to face those eager,
longing eyes; but / do not know.
Among my boys papers are several notes
signed 'Bertha,, but no other name is
given, and all are dated Home. Oh,
doctor, it is hard to know a woman holds
my beautiful boys life in. her hands, and
1 cannot even plead with her for itp,
away. ry-T-rr----s
At the Office, things went on as usual.
Weaver noticed Franks desk remained
vacant, but said to himself, when the
clerks spoke Of his illness:
'Men don't die of broken hearts. and
ne will recover, cured of his fancy"
lie could not, however, bring himself
to destroy the stolen letter, but when
alone, constantly took it from his pocket
and glanced at it.
One day, while doing so, Mr.. Wade
suddenly entered the room. Hastily Slip
ping it under n pile of bills, Weaver
looked up.
"Mr. Weaver" his employer said, slet
me come to your desk. 1 want to glance
over Franks papers. I am afraid the
poor boy himself will never do that again.
Sad, isn't it2" And Mr.. Wards. kindly
voice grew husky.
els it SO bad as that. sir2" Weaver
danrmured, while a deadly faintness
.psisa, sa bad $sssaasssiiy FAX sssfa
papers and running over thSm. Suddenly
he exclaimed:
"What's this7-a letter written by
Frank himself, and never sent2"
The pity that a moment ago had filled
Weaver suddenly vanished, and fierce
desire to escape detection had taken its
place.
"Why, yes" he said; "I remember
Frank intended to invite Miss Wiley to
the opera for Thursday, but changed his
mind, and suppose did not send the
letter. However, am going down to
inquire after him at noon, and if YOU
will give me the letter, I'll leave it with
his mother"
''Yes, yes" assented Mr.. Wade,
"that's good idea"
But he still held it in his hand, while
Weaver could hardly retain his desire to
snatch it away. sN
q eff get the cursed thing In my { own
bsaa once. = hs te9aght ~ xiikaexe5
Just then Jimmy entered. UsfSf {kr
sight of the letter in Mr.. Wade's hand,
he exclaimed:
"Why, Mr.. Weaver, you didn't mail
that letter that dayl"
Weaver turned pale.
You don't know what you're talking
about, )" he said, as Mr.. Wade glanced up
"Yes, 1 do" Jimmy persisted; "that's
the letter Mr.. Hepburn gave me to mail
the day before he got sick. Do you re-
member his saying that little cross was a
secret society signa"
"Why didn't you mail it, Jimmya"
Mr.. Wade interrupted, sternly.
"Why, sir, on my way to tho office,
Mr.. Weaver took it from me, and said
he'd mail it himself"
Jimmy had taken the letter from Mr..
Wade's handS and turning it over,-ex-
.I.,f i1 11@ - !
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Assistant Secretary Of Var and for the relief
OF the retired list OF the army. They were
ordered printed and recommitted. A Bill was
reported and passed increasing to SiOC a
yea. Mr.. O'Neill. from the Librs ry Commit
tee, reported back the bill az propriatine
5000 for a monument to General Henry
Knox, at Thomaston. Maine Pend ug action
the House adjourned
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pIIIayed f6dhd che corner,
willingly gaxa up the letter, and w W 5a7e s7r
passed downsthc street.
4Ab, that's the way the wind blows,
j. .its'Ghe thought, glancing at the ad-
dress. Miss Bertha Wiley, 219
Madison avenue 1 thought that that
engagement was entirely broken off.
This dosen't look like it, but I mean to
know for CERTAIN"
Weaver had long been Hepburn's
most persistent rival The lady in the
case was prize we'll worth any mans
earnest efforts to win, and when Frank
Hepburn's engagement to her was an
nounced, none of her admirers felt half
tue chagrin that seized Weaver. He.
had felt almost certain of winning
her himself at one time, and in the ex.
peetation, of handling. he. ssnag. fortune
SRfred eertais debts 3|clA ac-
10 the rude 9ash41 abts.
s.Stsriug>nWE 3 - -,
be
|j}( IN NE. imn< called
fsIey She recsfe him
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"
Mr.. Wade said, simply, and left the
room.
His heart was very tender toward the
poor boy he had seen that morning toss
ing restlessly from side to side, aud still
trying to murmur Bertha"
'tThe name is the same" he COM
mented. 'I'll take her the note>and ex-
plain its delay. There may be con-
nection between this and his brain-fever.
God grant there is"
Hurriedly calling a cab, he drove to
the address on the envelope, and was
soon greeted by young lady who re-
sponded to his inquiry for "Miss Bertha
Wiley"
She was very beautiful girl, but
there was none of the gay brightness one
would look for in creature so young.
She had an air of wearfness like that
which comes from long nights of sleep
lessness, and there was suspicion of
tears in her voice as she greeted her Wis
itor,
"Is this your letteri" he asked abrupt
ly.
She looked at him rather haughtily an
instant, then her whole air changed to
one Of intense eagerness as she caught
sight of the address. eyes" she
breathed, and in moment had taken
the note and devoured its contents.
YWhere did you get it2" she asked,
looking up, the pretty color that tinged
her cheeks as she read dying out, and her
little air of hauteur returning, though
her eyes still danced, and there was a
glad ring in her sweet voice.
Ignoring her question, Mr.. Wade said,
sharply:
'.Do you know its writer Is dyine1''
kpying 9. !, Frsnk9sl .,,sn,,.s Oh my ny s3ss'Ip @
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-21

5linSS ~ IA q. ~ ~,
essupon the question: OF approving -thc
sJournai, Iswass approved, however. by q vote
OF fSl62 TOO. the Speaker counting = Quorum
: sMr. Cannon, from the Committee on. Ruies,
reported the new code OF ruleseand q was
ordered printed and recommitte3 Tbs SEN.
late Direct Tax bill was received and refer
red. A number Of bills were Introduced and
referred. Mr.. Hays from the Committee on
Accounts reported the bill providing clerks
for members and delegates, and 1t was order
ed printed and recommitted. Mr.. Morrill,
from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, re-
ported the Senate bill to increase the PEN
sions OF certain soldiers and sailors, with q
substitute. The substitute was agreed to,
and the bill, as amended, passed. The bill
for the relief OF the sufferers by the wreck Of
our naval vessels at Samoa was also passsd.
adjourned.
86TH DAY.-In the House the Speaker said
that 'the Journal Clerk had been busy In pre-
pairing the new code of rules for publication
ana that consequently the journal Of yester.
days proceedings was nossWvJaS3 be pre-
sented to the House, but Sxf,id be ready snb.
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Fhe color died out of her face Ii5} :
ssant, and q hard, strained look caSii{
Y their place, more pitiful than afy
tee She put her hand on her heart a
'noinsnt, and then said, simply:
ss1sske me to him, please. !"
'(*et your hat, Mr.. Wade answered
but she only looked at him again and
whispered: Take me to him.
Without word more, he led her to
the still waiting cab.
On reaching the house, Mr.. Wade left
ner IN the hall and hurried up-staiyp. A
Few swift words explained to the doctor
below, aud he FASTENED down,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-21
WRECKED BY AN AVALANCHE
The Mining Town Of Burke Almost
Wiped Out Of Existence.

Wiped Out of Existence.
The town OF Burke, / IIaho, in the C9Ir
d. Alene mining district has been nearly de.
stroyed by avalanches. Halt OF the business
houses are in ruins. Three men were killed,
aud the terror-strcken inhabitants have
fed to the towns of Gem and Wallace, fear
ing a repetition Of the disaster. Particulars
are meager, as tho wires to all the points in
the mines have gone down lsey ying no ineans'
OF communication. - -
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THE NEWS.

Charles Lofm:s attempted to shoot Lottie
ho"snecker' Hamilton, Oaio who had re-
'used MS hanN in marriage, AMI then com
mitted tu'cid&-Charles Miller, son OF a
prominene farPer, OF Lebanon, Ohio, has
pen arrested q the charge of numbering
george furdy, khile the latter was return
ing home from 4 r publican meeting in oc-
tober, 1SSS.-NSur men and woman have
been arrestet IN Oic .So, charged with car
ryiHg on schemes Sor defrauding country
people. The countscourt house at d Has,
Texas, was burneI. Aoss, $50, ,OOO.- B.
&c o. train ran into siew drift some dis.
tanco from Connellsyale. Pa., and the loco.
motive and two cariwere thrown into the
river, the engineer, remsD, basgegemsster
1eSSns gassengs. Ping badly injured.
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showering upon thS - - * |1| ]|;|:>.7 IS
"Bless my hearth" he added, softly
''surely the angels themselves must sss;st smile
on such wonderful love as theirs.1-
Popular Monthly.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The Corpus Christi national bank
opened its doors for business to the pub
lie last Thursday. 1t is the first national
bank ever organized in that city.
Last week the contract for the new
jail at Quanah was let to st. Loui:
company. Tue Jail is to cost $4,000, aud
is TO be built of good stone The iron and
steel cages in the old Jail at Margaret
will be used in the new one. The
building is to be completed by the 1st OF
February, and is to have all the modern
improvements. The contract also calls
for the erection of a sheriff's residence E.
The corner stone OF the Lonard Masonic
building, Fdnnin county, will be laid
with honors on Thursday the 10th.
The business of Palestine has increased
so that the city is entitled to free postal
delivery. The city authorities are TO
take steps to comply with the conditions
by naming the streets and NUN beriug the
buildings.
One of tie large store houses on tn Q
Pavilion wharf at Arkansas Pass has been
turned over by the contractor aud thrown
open 10 the public.
Mr.. &. N. Orkney, who has recently
sunk wells in Austin, Birmingham aud
other cities. is in Tyler AMI talked TO g.
Democrat and Reporter man as follows:
Yes, am here for that business and am
now waiting for my tools TO arrive, and
that won't be long. | expect TO begin
to put up The derricks right AWAY aud
will push the work through to compile
tiou.
l will sink three near the tower of
the water company, which will be for
water supply, aud these will be the first
worked on. When they are finished
am to siuk well in Rowland addition
for gas. Mr.. Horace Rowland is the
promoter of this enterprise, and l will
also make tests for coal and other mill
erals, the results OF which will not be
known until the work is done. Also the
Kansas and Gulf short line people are
considering proposition to have well
sunk at their depot. A gentleman Is in
the city trying to get ne to 20 and make
Il test of his land, which lies eighteen
miles out from the city. He says coal,
he thinks, is there in exhuustless quantI-
ties. l have several propositions from
outside parties 10 sink wells and make
examinations of mineral lands, but will
consider none of them until 1 have fn-
ished the wells here.
QUANAH, Oct. 2.-Arrangements are
being perfected which will at once give
Quanah an ice plant, electric lights and
waterworks.
The bridge over the Red river is almost
completed, which will give this town the
lion 5 share of Greer county's trade.
Arrangements are being made to have
the largest celebration ever yet held in
Northwest Texas, on completion of the
bridge, which will be about the 25th OF
October. Excursion trains will be run
from Fort Worth. Everybody is invited
TO visit the city.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES.

An inquiry has been received at Beau
mont for 20 200 900 feet of lumber for
export. Schedules were not furnished =,
but the material is believed to be for
| railway construction. This is the largest
bill upon which bids were ever asked
from Texas millmen, and it is probable
that the order will be placed with
Beaumont mills.
The Galveston jubilee committees have
/ decided on banquet and reception on
| November Is and 10, which will consist of
excursions on the bay, and by railroad
on the jetty, fireworks at the Beach
hotel, banquet, oyster roast and chow
der, grand parade of military, fire de-
partment and civic societies, closing with
a grand ball. On the 9Th and 10th of
February the jubilee will consist of q
grand trades display and mardl gras en-
tertainment.
BAIRD, Oct. 13.-The Callahan county
fair association is arranging to-day for
the shipment OF their exhibit to the state
fair Tomorrow.
SHERMAN, Oct. 13.-Assstant Adiu-
tant-General L. P. Sierker visited the
Graysou Rifles. on tour of inspection,
and the boys are to be reorganized and
go 10 work In earnest.
ABILENE, Oct. l3.-Ex-Gov. Harris
and lady Of Tennessee are in the city
on a visit to their son, Charles Harris of
this place.
TERRELL, Oct. I3.-Mr. J. L. Terrell
went to Fort Worth, the raiIraad CEN
ter of Texas, this morning TO meet Rev.
John Fortunes and family, who came
back to Texas from the Pacific slope
after several years residence there.
MCGREGoR, Oct. l3.-Win LeBow of
Fort Worth, whose father lives here,
passed through town yesterday with his
newly made bride. nee MISS Lula Powell
of Waco. Her sister, Miss Bette
Powell, went with them aud returned to
Waco to-day.
MCGREGoR, Oct. 13.-The lair ground
looks a little lonesome to-day, though
not altogether deserted, as many are
here looking after their premiums and
removing exhibits. The managers have
about settled up every thing aud find
handsome cash balance, at which they
seem gratified. The new management,
which was elected last week with james
L. Ray of Mineols as president, are ma
terial that will leave no effort untried TO
make continued success OF this institu-
ton. all regret to see Maj. A. j.
Rose Of Salado retire from the leader
ship, but he persistsntly refused to accept
ret election. giving as reason that he
was too much crowded with other busi-
ness to give it the proper attention.
Maj. Rose is considered the father of the
grange in Texas, and Its success is
mainly due TO his untiring efforts, and
he will ever retain warm place in the
hearts Of the patrons of husbsndry.
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TEXAS MILLS AND FACTORIES.

WACO, TEX. Oct. IL. The soliciting
committee of the Waco cotton mill :,
which will be built by Waco. Boston aud
Fall River capitalists jointly. is now
assured. The proposition made by the
Massachusetts capitalists during their
visit to Waco last spring has been ac-
cepted by the raising of 500 900 in stock
by Waco men. This was accomplished
this afternoon. Waco's message to Fall
River and Boston is duplicate of her
subscription.
JEFFERSON, Oct. AT n meeting of
the committee of citizens appointed to
Inspect the great furnace and car wheel
works the committee accepted the fur
mace as complete In ali its details. There
is much rejoicing through this section of
the country. The furnace Is the largest
west of the Mississippi river.
JEFFERSON, Oct. s.-The Lone Star
iron company have just finished their
eighty ton charcoal furnace here, and
the carwheel works in connection with
it. The citizens gave the company n
bonus OF 500 resident lots inside the cor
poration, and forty business lots, twenty
of which have fine brick buildings on
them, to erect this furnace and carwheel
works. The deeds we're signed yesterday
and the company put IN immediate pos
session of the property. They are now
contemplating the erection of steel
plant to manufacture steel rails. The
furnace Will be blown in and put in full
operation Immediately. The furnace,
together with the csrwheel works, will
employ force of 5000 hands.
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from immigrants In anticipation of the
extension OF the Wichita Valley railroad
| 10 Benjamin or Haskell. A great deal
of property Is changing hands iu Baylor
county and in the direction of the pro-
posed extension.
/ BALLINGER, Oct. 7.-One hundred i'm :
| migrants from Southern and Central
| Texas will arrive here tonight, headed
by F. Plate of BeIlville. They expect
to purchase lane in this county and re-
move their families here this fall. A
| special rate of one fare for the round
| trip was given them 10y the Gulf, Colo
| RADIO and Santa Fe railroad.
The Galveston, Harris and Brazoria
county immigration bureau, which rep
resents $4,000 acres of land, recently
| held a meeting and decided to levy tax
of three cents per acre for the purpose
of advertising these counties. Commit
tees were appointed on advertising and
on the draft of constitution. Adver-
Using matter is being prepared and the
bureau intends to commence advertising
their lanis at once, and will use every
means TO do il effectually.
Bee county has had great many
prospectors during the past week, more
are expected.
One hundred immigrants recently ar
rived at Ballinger. They expect 10 pur-
chase homes there and send for their
families.
The Hall County Record says: The
outlook for the Panhandle is all that
could be desired. From every portion of
this vast domain comes the. most encour-
aging reports. Actual settlers are i'm
proving the land in u manner that will
convince the most skepticul that this
admirers claim for 1t.
CHILDRESs, Oct. I3.-Mr. Graves, 6
gentleman of large means, from Paris.
Tex, has been in Childress prospecting
this last week, with view to locating
and engaging in business. He bought
several business and residence lots. also
W. H. Nall i Sons handsome store
house. He has gone home, but will re-
turn with his family soon, to make this
place their future home.
ALBANY, Oct. l3.-Everything in
Albany and Shackelford county il de-
cidedly on the Improve. Not a vacant
dwelling is TO be had in the town, and
the county Is being settled by choice
Immigration from the East. The county
records show transactions in lands
amounting to over 500 900 in the past
mouth. The chOice lands of the Peters
colony and the Franco Texas land COM
pany are being rapidly taken up by set
tiers with money and stock to insure
their success as permanent citiZeus.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TEXAS MINES AND MINERALS.

A bed of solid iron which measures
forty feet erpindiculariy can be shown
in Young county. And better, still, it
Is Immediately surrounded by inexhaust-
IDLE beds of the finest coal.
The stephenville EN- ire, in regard to
the Thurber min 8, has the following {:
The coal bearing area belonging To this
company consists of 25, 900 acres lying
partly in Erath and partly in Palo Pinto
counties. Three shafts are now being
worked with an average daily output of
500 tons. There are now 500 hands en-
ployed and 200 more needed at mining.
There are fifteen clerks and bookkeepers.
The hands earn from So to So per day.
A third shaft has just been opened and q
railway one and one-half miles long con-
structed TO it. The daily capacity OF
the shafts Is 1900 tons. The
stratum of coal lies seventy-three
average, and is from twenty inches 10
has been tested not only by the analysis
OF chemical experts, but it has been tried
on stationary engines of the machine
shops and in the locomotive engines on
the Texas aud Pacific aud the Houston
and Texas Central railroads and others,
and every engineer and superintendent
of motive power pronounce 1t equal TO
any in use, and a majority of them de-
clare It superior to any coal now in use
in Texas.
WACO, Oct. 1.-THE oil struck in the
Prather well yesterday is an excellent
quality of oil, aud while the quantity is
insufficient to make it q paying find, the
discovery of this pocket of rude petro-
leum, with an increased amount aud im-
proved quality of oil over other veins
struck south Of here, is an indica-
ton that north of this place there may
be supply of oil. At Buer, this county,
similar vein was found some time ago
with an inferior quality of oil, and
further south, 10 Washington county,
similar veins we're struck. II there is a
source of abundant supply the Prather
we'll, 1t is argued, must be approaching
that source, and further north ample
supply may be discovered.
The New Birmingham Times says that
the discovery of pearoted or "shot"
steel ore in large quantities, its ASSAY and
the amount, has created in the owners
deeper SENSE of the great value of their
property at New Birmingham than they
had.
Meanwhile it is understood, says the
holders of the fuel, light and water COM
pany. who availed themselves OF the
option on $50 acres OF land held by the
company, intend to develop IT as coal
property. The certainty that Eagle Pasi
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will become great smelling center now
almost Immediately will give great value
10 the excellent vein of coking coal
which the company owns.
Mr.. Kennedy OF the state geological
survey says in the Marshall Messenger:
There are q number of fine beds of clay
IN Harrison county suited to the manu-
facture of fire brick. pressed brick,
earthware and. by mixtures, probably
terra Gotta. The iron deposits ara ex-
tensive and can be worked proftsb!y to
ore containing on an average from 10 to
80 per cent. of pure natalie irou. Iron
furnaces, pressed and fire brick plants
aud earthenware factories can be sue
cessfully operated.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TEXAS IMMIGRATION.

The prospeotors and home-seekers still
contiaue to visit Randall county with
satisfactory results to both county and
prospector.
Montague county is receiving large
number OF immigrants and eniertaius
them to their satisfaction. The lands
are being taken up rapidly, but there is
room for plenty more.
The number of prospectors increase
each week, says the Pecos Valley News.
aud not one goes away disappointed, all
of which leads the News TO remark that
the rumbling sound you hear is being
made by the farmers back East. They
are packing up to come out.
Knox and Haskell counties are just
now receiving good deal OF attention
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Mro. a. T. Watts, weatherford. oc-
toher s.
Miss Josephine Dimmitt, Georgetown,
| October /.
Mrs. Anna B. Loekart, Houston, o.
/ tober 8.
Mrs. Cora c. wisner, Amarillo, Oct
ODER 6.
Mr.. f. D. Burress, MiueoIa, Ootober2.
| Mrs. f. L. Boyette, Camp county,
| October S.
Mr.. Guilford, Bolton, October 1.
Capt. ID. q. Beaumont, Cuero, Octo-
| Der ).
Mrs. d. J. Phillips, Yoakum, Ooto-
Der 5.
Mr., Michael Endiele, Boerne. Octo-
Der ).
Mrs. NJ. E. Horne, Waco, October 10.
Mrs. B. Weitzenhoffer, Purcell, Octo-
Der 8.
Mr.. j. s. Harper, near Quauah, Ooto-
Der 6.
Mr.. s. F. Scarborough, Iowa Park,
October 8.
Mr.. Samuel Hendricks, near Honey
Grove, October ).
Mrs. kttie A. Barnes, Rockwall, Oc-
tober I.
Mrs. J. H. Carter, near Gilmer, Octo-
Der 5.
Mr.. j. H. Carter, near Gnmer, Oeto-
Der s.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lansing, Mexia. Ooto-
Der 6.
Mrs. Teresa E. Iyey, Oakland, Octo-
Der 8.
Mrs. N. }. Culpepper, near Mount
Pleasant, October 3.
Mr.. viii Baker, LaGrange, October I.
Mr.. F. NJ. Moore, LaGrange, Octo-
Der 8.
MIR. John Cook, Burnham. October
10.
Mr.. r. E. Burton, Tyler, october II.
DR.. 7. P. Early. San Angelo, Octo-
Der 8.
Mrs. LAYING Conway, Runge, Octo-
Der 4.
Mr.. Webb Fly, Laredo, october IL.
Col. w. q. Swanson, Abilene, Octo-
Der ..
Mrs. Nj. f. Summers, Sulphur Springs,
October 8,
Mr.. David C. Beaumont, Cuerop Oc-
tober5.
Mr.. Frank Scarborough, Iowa Park,
October s.
Mrs. B. D. Gruber, Gainesville, Oo-
tober9.
Mr.. Alfonzo l.. Jones, Mckinney. oe-
tober 8.
MIR. j. d. winscott, Midlothian, oc-
tober 3.
Mrs. Kittie Barnes, Rockwell, octO-
Der Z.
Mr.. T. C. Walker, near Tyler, octo-
Der 10.
Mrs. B. wetzenhopper, Purcell, Ooto-
Der Q.