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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-22
NUMBER "a.

they or a1isad 81 tils SIsSI q
Lamb Buist chairman, and b. J.
Bremen secretary. J. g. Haskell,
j. w. Barnwell, j. d. Blanding,
Walter Hazard and w. j. Verdier
were appointed q committee to issue
an address.
The Seceederss held another ses-
sion today. It is understood. that
the preliminary steps for electing
delegates for a convention September
10, have been taken, in which case
there will be two conventions that
day
The anti-Tillmanites met at linn,
and appointed an advisory commit
tee. The purpose is to call another|
convention of -Tlllmanites in
few weeks
The Alliance Congressional Col1
vention made no nomination for Cor
gresham, but will PROFOUND certai
questions to candidates.
ANALYSIS ToF AN AsoMiNaTIS
The Force Biii and VIVA. it Means 4 -
We print elsewhere a careful s,,nnaI
mary of the Federal election bill VIII
has passed the United State Hol
OF Representatives and is now pd
ing in the Senate. The object
furnish the The Suns readers wi
clear and succinct exposition o
features, with an explanation Of
Practical effect of the provi
which are more obviously design
secure to the Republican party
practically solid negro vote of the
South. 1t must be patent to every
one after reading the Suns synopsis
OF the bill that no other object IL
sought TO be attained and that the
machinery for this purpose has been
careful ~ a..a, e,.iou -ls ..a-~;.--a--Ls
Is necessarily complicated and there
Is evidence throughout the measure
Of an anxious desire on the part of it's
trainers to leaveno lOophole by means
of which its purpose might be frus-
trated.
Briefly stated, the effect of the bill
is to put the control of the elections
for members of the House of Repre-
sentatives iuto the hands of Federal
supervisors, supported by I'M army of
deputy marshals. who may be rein
forced by any number of assistant
marshals, summoned under guise of q
posse comitatus, and also, If the
President should so order, by United
State troops or by militia o:ganiza-
tions which might include armed
negroes. The supervisors overlook
the registration and have the right to
decide what names shall be placed on
the list. They are also empowerca
to make housdto- house capyasa<
cities, oStensibiy to detAt ra;E=s
Glon nrx a. ,:ni ID, Tim ~ &s,xls
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tnlS county can put SUCH I'D
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tms county can put such ab ouic''SE'
ACANvAs CouRrror'EE.
On account of tlp AeurnsvS of the
courthouse, Judgaa6fy VI ns com
PEELED to order IN sattnt H. which
to hold court. & S.Ily con
s'f''stsa is siss shs Of ssa !jsa ID rhs Ss"a Hsa
engendered IL kth of the noun
r"'.s:'. %.s, tnsSn, a.s;i I,s.:,, S"ses se%s
IS where the ~ seai Ed, the law
w. accup - - IN trout of the
asS|snasss .,.,rs $500 .es yt' to
'assssl ~ ~; 81
chnncg SasssSls 'S SaSs4l y p III ~
in the which Vii im3 - 8
sible. Lilly informed me that
he had neYt$held court under such
discouraging circumstances. He is
Keeping very quiet outside the court.
Women and children have not only
been threatened, but shot Mt, and
live i'll daily dread of tlisiriivcs, and
this, too, within 100 ank. r. Of the
beautiful blue grass region OF proud
Kentucky.
A JUDGE SHOT IN Btp.
The little dab OF militia that gen
orally goes to the mountaIis has only
temporary effect upon thu outlaws.
Judge William Hurst hai not been
tits term st asashS sEbN
Sr,nE'f'iS srp EassaSas e. ~ (a's s.
bed at night with an explosive ball,
but fortunately for him tie bali had
spent it's force before it reachrl his
body. The next day he received II
letter from Fulton French, the leader
OF the French faction, say%s:
''Yes, git-and that . ,ick.
Capt. Hurst was brave soldier III
the civil war and lost IN eye at Mis-
sion Ridge, but he knew what Frcnch's
warning meant and he left Hazard at
once.
1t is evident that scouts from the
outlaws come from and daily return
to the mQpRtAlp, Businesses and make
reports smefs.
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HONEST CITIzKNs owRD.

The social situation in Perry among
men is not exaggerated. Many hon
est citizens are afraid TO make II move
toward indicting outlaws for fear of
the consclu nccs after the troops are
away. For the great number of pco-
pie killed within the past few years
not one has cvcrbrcn punished. Few,
if any, have ever been arrested So
ciul lines have been SO drawn through
political means and otherwise that
outlawryrcigns sunmanagcablc. There
is not u church in Perry county nor n
schOolhousC Rev j }. Dickcy of
Jackson was at Hazard when Joe
i nrsolc was kllle>e and offered a
- ler at the grave when he was
b. led This action OF Rev. Mr..
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about 23.00O,OO bushels. The flax
area has been greatly increased. and
the crop is II very good one. The
aggregate wheat product Will be
about 23.000,OoO bushels. The flax
area has been greatly increased, and
the crop Is II very good one. The
oats crop, although short, is yielding
better than was expected, II yield of
from forty to seventy bushels per
acre is reported from II number of
counties. The following is n sum
mary compared with full conditions:
Corn. 81: barley, 90; flax, 81; broom
corn, 81; sorghum. CD millet, 30; tame
grass, 81; potatoes. 40; priUIir grass,
%; APPLES. I,' .sa .s asa4Ass, ii srapss1
sa"%';;s Sa'"ss Ssis Ssis sss & sasss s:s'
great damage.
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Ab3pIr asked for II yea and nay vote.
'Chaffffhan Hoyt ruled that yea and
nay vote could not bc had DR.. Pope
insisted that there WAS but one nom
nation before the convention, that of
Mr. Talbcrt j. l.. vi. hby then
moved that Mr.. Talbcrt be elected
by acclamation. This motion was
put and decided in favor OF the
Tillnnnites amid vigorous pro
tests from the antis
Senator Smythc and Col. John G.
Haskell succeeded in prolonging the
agony by ingenious technical points
Mr.. Talbert was elected by "a vote of
23O to 76.
After Mr.. Talbcrt had taken the
char, Mr. j. Adgcr Smyth., of
Charleston. on behalf of the minority.
;6>1ed II protest against the temporary
3i aniHution as being illagal, there
DI.InS no presiding officer authorized
sk4Submlt amy motion, no organiHa
tiNh that could vote on it, and on ac
count of the arbitrary and illegal rul
in-E Of the chairman of the Executive
Committee III refusing the demands
for the yeas ami nays ON the several
questions. Some one nominated W.
l.. Russell, of Charleston. for one of
the temporary secretaries. but Mr.
Buist arose and Indignantly denied
there WAS any such man on the
Charleston delegation. Mr.. }. T.
Duncan. of \cwhcrry. Mr.. j b. Bean,
of Elgcicll. were elected The dele
gates were then enrolled and the fol.
lowing committee ON credentials was
appointed:
,s,,xA,lNyillc, J. H. McCalla: Aiken, +.
M l{&6fn; Anderson, j NJ Glenn;
|BafnWSA, g. ID. Bcllingcr; Beaufort.
I'D Elliott; Berkeley, T.. NJ Harvey:
GLarlsAtDn. Hon John f. Fickcn:
Chester, DIR. W. III. Heath: Chester
field, W. &. McCrcight: Clarendon. f.
A. Tindal: Collcton, Mr.. Cooper; Oar
lngton, W. III. Lawrence; Edgciicli,
Winter; Georgetown, Walter Hazard:
Grccmvllc, vi. l.. West: Hampton. A.
VI Ioumnns; Horny, L. W. Dagsctt;
kcrshuw, L. j. Kirkland: Lancaster,
lra B. Jones: Laurcns, j. l.. vi. Ii by:
Lexington, II. j. Scibcls; Marion. d.
W. McIaurin; Marlboro, ". ID.
Evans: NcwbcITy. Sampson Pope:
Oconcc. :. j. McEhov; Orangcburg.
George W Fnircy: Pickcns, W. r.
Field; RicII.and, }. c. Haskcll Spar
.taphnrg. f.. G. Allen: Sumter, j. ID.
sHnding: Union, T. &. Duncan; vii
}. l. Gambrcl York. J.
" Neil.
lWRcnding the report of the com
mttcr on credentials the convention
onk o recess until : p III.
Afternoon Scssio..
y tFrom the Augusta hInniclcA
The committee made three re
pGuas on the Fairfield delegations n
majority report favoring the Tillman
delegation: minority report favor
ing tnc Bratton delegations; n second
minority seating neither delegation
and ordering reorganization of the
Democratic party ia Fairfield county.
Hon Sampson Pope, of Ncwbcrry,
advocated the majority report; Hon.
j. &. Haskell advocated the first mi
nority report; aud the second minori-
ty providing for seating neither dele
CATION, was indefinitely postponed
An ENCITING INCIDENT
occurred during the speech of DIR.
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WEAK SPOTS IN LEVEEs.
Hundreds fWOrk men Are Filling
Them With ClaY.

VICKSBURG, Miss, March 14.-The
steamer Helen Mead, under charter to
the Louisiana levee board for the past
few days, returned here last night. Her
master reports that the weakest places
on the Louisiana side are at Wilson's
Point, Alsati and Longwood levees, but
the conditions are critical everywhere.
At Willow Point, La, he found the
water running over the levee. He is an
experienced river man, and considers
that the Louisiana levees will inevitably
go under, even if the Mississippi levees
were down. President Maxwell. of the
Louisiana board, is in the city to buy ma
terial. He takes more hopeful view
of the situation, and says his people are
still hopeful and working. though Uw-
ing to rains in the past few days have
done little beyond patching leveeS. The
contractors still have their hands. tools
and camp at Longwood, but have sent
away their teams because unable to use
or feed them at Longwood. They went
to Lake Providence. Col. Maxwell
thinks the Cangrove levees safe. There
is plenty of good dirt there. a good pro-
lection levee, and the main line can be
completed in four days good weather.
He considers Alsatia levee the most
dangerous point on the Louisiana line,
and the one where crevasSe would do
the most damage. Barges and 100 men
are at work there. He regards the situ-
tion as very alarming. With floods of
rain and high water in the upper rivers,
he thinks some levees must surely
go. but not necessarily on the
Louisiana side. Work will be resumed
along the whole line as soon as the
weather breaks. He says the people of
Louisiana are determined to hold their
side. The United States tug Parker, in
use for some time by the Louisiana
levee board, has been ordered here by
Supt. Coupee, as tender to the Menge
dredge boat, which begins work in
Vicksburg harhor Monday. Col. Max
we'll has telegraphed Capt. Willard
Young to countermand the order, as the
tug is needed On the Louisiana side.
The Queen q Crescent authorities are
confident they can operate the Shreve-
port division for some days after ere
vases occur. but do not think the serv-
ice can last week, being satisfied that
the overflow cannot be avoided. They
only guarantee freight trains few
days. Alsatia levee would not flood
their track, but Pecan Grove or Long
wood Ievees. if down. would compel a
suspension. There are no late advices
from Mississippi levees.
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New York Capitalists Offer to
Carry Out Wanamaker's
Telegraph Schemes.
They Will Use a Multiplex
System to Reduce the
Cost Of Wires.
Uncle Sam to Be Asked to
Furnish Offices Wherever
Practicable.
Census Superintendent Porter
Lays Off to Prepare for
His Great Task.

WASHINGTON, March IA new
proposition in connection with the pro-
posed establishment Of government
postal telegraph system was made to
the house committee on pOstOffices and
post-roads to-day by j. M. Seymour,
member of the New York stock eX-
change. Mr.. Seymour stated that he
represented number Of well-known
capitalists, who were willing to build
lines and maintain postal telegraph
system under government supervision
IN accordance with the provisions of the
postmaster generals bill, or TO operate
on uniform 25-cent rate. The
means by which the gentlemen
represented by himself hoped TO
make the undertaking success was
by what is known as the Patten Multi
plex Telegraph system which, he
in New York and Philadelphia for the
past six mouths. The syndicate pro-
posed to build and maintain lines
needed. to furnish operators, power and
stationery, and to have the right to
build and be protected in constructing
lines over all post roads. They ask to he
exempt from federal and state taxation.
In cities where the postoffices were
eramped for want of room, the syndi-
cate proposed to furnish its own offices.
1t was desired to make contract with
the government for fifteen years with
the privilege of renewal, unless the
government
WOULD TAKE THE LINES
at the end of that time at valuation to
be appraised by experts. MIR. Seymour
said that he would rather not give the
names of his associates in the scheme,
but he assured the committee that they
were all men we'll known throughout
tile commercial world. They were will
ing to give bond of $l00,00O as guar
antee that they would carry out any
contract with the government. The
syndicate expected, he stated, to be al
lowed to do private business outside
of government work. Mr.. Seymour
claimed that had the Western Union
used the Patten system last year
its expenses would have been s6.000.-
QUO instead of $4,000, 900. f. Jarvis
Patten, of New York, the Inventor of
the system referred to by Mr.. Seymour
described it to the committee. BY it the
carrying capacity Of one wire was equal
to eight or even twelve wires under the
present Morse system. To maintain
the lines under the Patten system would
cost about Is per cent less than under
the present systems. Mr.. Seymour
stated that it was proposed to lease
wires to newspapers at almost nominal
rates, ana to reduce press rates about
SO per cent. To establish the system
under the provisions of the postmaster
generals bill would cost, he believed,
about s7,O0O,OO0. and a complete system
covering the entire country would cost
S3S lOO 0O0
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of the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas

of the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas
railroad, is at the break three miles
above this place with a large force of
men. The gap is about 100 feet
wide and four feep. The levee
is strong one and the railroad
track for about quarter Of a mile is
under water. The water is about ten
inches deep on the track. Both the eX-
press and local down trains are on the
upper side of the Peak, and this morn
ing's up train is expected to return to
the city. A dispatch received tonight
by the Mississippi Valley railroad Of
ficials says: The break was caused by
a rice flume. The levee was new, and
four feet above the present stage OF
water. Both ends of the break have
been secured, and men are at work
closing it. They will probably get il
closed by tomorrow night. Our track
is but little under water, and only needs
few culvertS repaired III order that
trains may pass, which work will be
done by tomorrow night" The condi-
ton of affairs on the river front this
evening is much more satisfactory than
at the same time yesterday. The au-
thOritieS have strengthened the
WEAK PLACES IN THE LEVEE,
and have constructed temporary
levee of bags filled with earth from st.
Louis to Hospit streets, and at other
points, but from st. Louis to Canal
street, where so much water came in
yesterday, nothing has yet been done.
The city authorities will, however, con-
tinue the work of constructing
temporary levee along the river
front until the city is Sc
cure from overflow, even with a
still higher tide of the river. The lev
ees in this section are injured more just
now by wind and weather than by flood.
To-day the wind was blowing from the
north, and attained velocity of thirty
miles an hour. Ordinarily north wind
carries the river water out to sea. but
to-day's storm has apparently little
ing into the city from the river to-day
has not been sufficient to flood the
streets at any point, though the drains
on Bienville. Cont and st. Louis streets
were filled all the afternoon. Between
Julia and GirarG streets the water is
over the Louisville q Nashville railroad
tracks, but traffic has not been inter-
fered with. Over in Alglers the streets
are clear OF water, and no apprehension
is felt. Inquiries at the different rail-
road offices elected the information
that no
INSECURE OR UNSAFE PLACES
have been reported along their lines,
and no crevasSe than the one at Nita. on
the Mississippi Valley railroad. Every
precaution is being taken by the railroad
authorities to prevent disaster that
might be occasioned by the rising wat
ers. Gen. GlynD Jr.. OF the Queen d
Crescent route; Capt. Mann, Of the
Illinois Central. and Supt Marshall, Of
the Louisville q Nashville railroads,
have rendered every assistance possible
to the city authorities in protecting the
city from overflow, and to-day rendered
the services of the respective working
forces and transportation facilities to
the mayor. The Louisiana Lot
terry company to-day donated $4,000
to the city for use in pro-
tecting the city from overflow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-15
MoNGoLIANs WILL FIGHT.
'FriscO's Chinese Population Must
Go Outside the Limits.


Go Outside the Limits.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 14.-Mayor
Pond to-day approved an ordinance re-
Gently passed by the board of super
visors, providing for the removal of the
Chinese population to prescribed Sec
ton in South San Francisco, a district
located on the outskirts of the city. The
order declares it unlawful for any Chi
nese persons to locate, reside or carry
on business within the city limits, exc
cept in the district designated. IL re-
quireS the removal of all Chinese to this
district within sixty days, and de-
clares a failure to comply with
the provisions Of the ordinance
msdemeanOr punishable by impris-
OnmenL not exceeding six months. This
ordinance was recently referred to the
city ard county attorney for his opinion
as to its conStltutiOnality. That officer
declared it constitutional, and it was
pervisOrS, and it becomes law to-day by
the approval of the mayor. The greater
portion of the Chinese population Of
San Francisco, which is estimated at
about 10000 persons, is now located in
the district known as "ChinatOwn."
adjacent to the business center of the
city, and If the order is enforced it will
work marvellous change in that
locality. 1t is we'll understood that the
Chinese will test the cOnstitutiOnality
of the ordinance, and will take no steps
toward abandoning the district they
now occupy until the question of its
constitutionality is decided By the,
courts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-15
LOOKS DARK FOR PERRIN.
Still the Hurley Bank Scapegoat
is Not Feazed.

Is Not Feazed.
Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis. March 14.-The now
famous case of the Hurley bank robbery
is drawing TO a close at last, after long
and tedious trial of nearly four weeks
duration. Shortly after 2 o'clock this
afternoon, connsel for the state com
menced their argument to the jury,
which occupied the entire afternoon
session. On tomorrow Lawyer Lennon
will open his arguments for the defense,
after which his associate, Judge Cate,
will make his final plea to the jury. He
will be followed by Mr.. Flanders for
the state, who will present the closing
arguments for his side. Az the time
mitted into the hands of the jury,
Phelps Perrin seems to realize more
fully the enormity of the crime for
which he is being tried, yet
Notwithstanding this fact he
has not lost in the least
- me cheerful and hopeful demeanor
which he mas maintained main. throughout
his trial, and every day the opinion is
gaining ground among those who have
watched the proceedings that he is IN
nocent of the crime of which he is
charged. The most damaging piece of
evidence against him, however, is the
testimony given by the two employees of
the treasury department at Washing
ton, VINO have substantially identified
the roll of money found upon Baker as
a part of the 100000 in new SIS silver GER
titicates which was sent to the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank of Milwaukee,
and which, so far as can be traced, was
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NEWPORT INUNDATED.
The Whole Town Is Now Under
Water.

NEWPORT. Ark, March 14.-The
rivers commenced runni ng over the
levees at 10 o'clock last night and the
whole town, except Fort street, is now
from four inches to two feet under
water. Business is entirely suspended.
The White and Black rivers commenced
falling this afternoon, and it is hoped
the worst is over. The damage to the
adjacent country is immense. Oil
Trough county. containing $4,000 acres
of cultivated land, is now under water
from six inches to twenty feet. The
rise was sudden and without warning.
Fences and everything'moyable is gone.
The country south of Newport, which
embraces some of the finest farms in
the state, is also inundated. The losses
in Newport are very heavy, regardless
of the loss of business.
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Hill Is Buying Western Roads.

Special to the clone.
TACOMA, WASH, March 14.-Negotia-
tons have been opened, and, it is au-
thOritively stated, are now in progress,
looking to the purchase Of the Fairhaven
& Southern railroad from Nelson Ben
nett by the Seattle & Montana company
Great Northern). The Northern Pacific
people are strong in the bglief that the
Farhaven & Southern road is part and
parcel of the Great Northern system.
They hold that the ordinance passed by
the Seattle city cIuncil for right of
way in that town was made in the in.
tereSt of the Great Northern, to which
the former road belongs. A prominent
railroad official says he got it from
good authority that scheme had been
conSumuated by which Bennett agreed
to take block OF Great Northern stock
for his own road, and that he will be
associated ultimately in the direction OF
its affairs,
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BENT ON CANNIBALlsM.
Starving Peiew islanders Picked
Up at Sea.

Up at Sea.
Special to the Globe
TACOMA, WASH, March 14.-Capt.
Curling, of the ship Joseph S. Spinney,
which arrived from Japan this morning.
reports having picked up eight natives
of the Pelew group of islands, which
are situated east of the Caroline islands.
The natives had been driven to sea in
small canoe by storm while proceed
ing to neighborng island on a visit.
They were rescued as the ship was
nearing the coast of Japan. One of the
natives was the king of the tribe. He
was accompanied by his son, the six
others being warriors. The party had
not tasted food for eighteen days and
were too exhausted to walk when res
cued. They had just decided to kill
and eat the kings son, lad of sixteen,
when the Spinney was sighted. The
party was landed at HeogO. AS it is
seldom that vessels sailing into Heogo
touch at the Pelew group of islands, it
is likely to be years before the islanders
are able to return to their native land.
The natives were tattooed from head to
foot and were not bothered with a
superabundance Of wearing apparel, a
cloth about their loinS being their only
clothing,