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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04
glasses, and Fefninine Appsreiv

WELLESLEY, MASS, Especial l-Thpre
was rush" at Wellesley Female Col.
lcgc between the freshmen and sopho-
morcs which furnished plenty of excite
mcnt while it lasted, and caused a boom
IN the hairpin trade at the local dry
goods stores.
AS soon as the freshmen had elected
their Chairman, Miss Helen James, the
President of the sophomores, as is the
custom, tapped at the door and present
ed hugh bunch Of white flowers TO the
class. Upon her exit q few members of
the sophomore cla,s serenadld the fresh
men. Meanwhile the majority Of the
'ois had visited the rooms of the absent
freshmen, whence, dressed in sheets and
pillow cases, they crcpt silently up the
stairs and crouched behind the serenad-
crs.
The music over, the freshmen, now
frre' "s''s,h- 'Gni@s,R -ss,a1s ..---.,l ,loso
partly opened to hear the music. At
the same time the sophomorcs tried to
force their way in. A lively scramble
ensucd. Finally the tophomores got in.
They were warmly welcomed by tho
freshmen, who, not knowing the sheets
were their own, quickly destroyed them,
wondering, perhaps, why the sophomores
made SO weak n defence.
Order was finally restored, but not un-
til Il great wrcckagc Of gowns, eyeglasses,
tortois-shcl hairpins, and sheets had
been made.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04

UNION G. Il. SOUTH

vsinsny st stofsSoases # 3 c;,nS q s,;.;si
was deeIed to Sumpter county for 90
years, which expires in 1892.
Acting on Gen. Farley's suggestions
the military officers of the state assembled
In Columbia Friday night, and adopted
MS idea of establishing a military insur-
ance feature with the aid of the lecisla
ture.
Prof. John G. Clinkscales, who has been
doing institute work in various parts of
the State during the summer and fall.
has been appointed to the position of
clerk In the office of the Su perintendent
OF Education to fill the vacancy made by
the removal of w. j. Thackston fro m the
State.
Lockwood, Green 81 Co.. of Boston.
Mass, are preparing plans for a $500, 900
cotton mill to be erected by the olum-
bln Water Power Co.; said mill to be
called the Aretas Blood Mill, have about
5000 spindles with full outfit of looms.
ana use watcr-power of about /, 500
horsepower
OTHER STATES.
killed accidentally while examining an
old pistol.
The exchanges of Memphis held meet
ing and passed resolutions requesting the
county court to hpproprite $50, 900 tow
ard fund for the proper representation
of the ate of Tennessee at tho worlds
fair.
1t is learned that the Piedmont Expo.
sition Company lost about So, 400 on the
Exposition which has just closed in At
lanta, Ga. The officials claim that the
$50, 600 paid for the King Solomon show
is what broke the camel's back
The deeds Of property in Odessa, Tex,
provided against the sale of liquor, and
that the property should revert to the
town company in case of violation of
the clause, but in one deed the clause
was omitted and tho purchaser of the lot
is selling so much liquor that only an in
junction can stop him.
Gen. E. Kirby Smith leaves his univer.
sity chair in the Tennessee mountains to
mix now and then with his old friends at
Nashville. He has become patriarch in
appearance, with gray hair aud long,
flowing white beard. But there is no
sign of physical breaking in him, for his
eyes are bright and he walks with a firm
step and erect carriage. No other man
in Tennessee is more generally honored.
The school for the boys of the Apache
tribe, at Mount Vernon barracks in Ala
bama, is a success. The Apache boys
here arc taught to speak the Engl sh
language and give up the ways of saw
ngery; they wear white duck trousers and
coats; they even surrender the glory of
their tribe, which is their black hair, and
some Of them are said to be anxious to
''makc money"
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G.. w. Childs, in the Philadelphia
Ledger, ia authority for the statement
that American gardeners are now pro-
ducing as 6ne chrysanthemums as those
of Japan, which, thinks the New York
Post, will scarcely BIZ credited by Sir
Edwin Arnold, who has sojolrnei so
long in that country aul expatiated on
its floral beauties. Probably the fl lest
specimen of this flower to be found in
America to-day is product of the slip
sent. from Japan to Mrs. Alpheu, Hardy
OF Boston, aud named after that lady.
The wonder is that Americans should ex.
Gel in the cultivation of this flower after
a comparatively few years of familiarity
with it. The chrysanthenum did not
become generally known here until 1852,
when number of varieties were intro.
ducei from Japan. We have now up
ward of 20oo of them. They have al.
,m6st swPel~..> Z 4i.A- A-ro,a-in-tha favor Of
rich and poor alike.
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A puzzle to geologists is the Lost
River Of Idaho. It tirst appears iu two
threads Of STERN north OF the Yellow
stone park. Taess streams con' to
gether forty miles above Idaho Falls
City. and, forming rapid river, now
o,ono for two miles when the volume oil
water disappears suddenly in a suoter-
rauean passage. A theory generally
entertained is that the Lost River comes
to the surface again as a par pT * 2h,
Snake River, which assiappplies Idaho Falls
CityT1Tith its wonderful water power
Th Snake Rixi iSxio mssoas is Resff ResR'a shst S
not hold enough water to bs the sour
Of the city, ii.i aud "a iTsa ifTiafhk alssf the sas
volume of water through deeply c
gorge. Hero the river is so deep that
plummet of nearly 400 feet has y
-. t2saksaaa a5hoston. 5hst; As the Snake River
originally an Insignificant stream Il
theory that the waters of the Lost Riv
unite with it seems to be tenable,
though geologists have been unable
demonstrate the fact.
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-riAnt. Cot: we6s a Bonaparte.

caDleSram from Itor.---~ora. LIEUT..
Gotti, of the Italian army, was marrtsS.
10 the Princess Marie Leonie Eugene
Bathilda Caroline Jeanne Julie Zenaide
Bonapartc, daughter of Prince Napoleon
Charl Bonapartc and descendant of
Lucen Bonaparte. brother Of the great
Napoleon. The wedding was honored
bv the presence of Italian royalty, and
the officiating priest was Cardinal Lucieu
Bonaparte, who is both a Prince of the
Church and temporal Prince and head
Of the branch OF the BonapaItcs to which
the bride belongs. Prince Napoleon
Charles, fa her.of the bride, is consider
ed rich in Italy, though he would not
cut much Of figure in London or New
York. He made the bridegroom happy
by the assurance Of SIS, 900 n year to take
care of his wife with. There was a large
gathering of Italian nobility. The pres
ents included gifts from King Humbcrt
and Queen Marguerite. 1t is the purpose
of the King TO bcstow upon Lieut.. Gotti
tite Of nobility, SO as to bring him
nearer in rank to his bride
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Under the direction Of Henry Elliott,
the only artist who has ever drawn and
painted the seal and walrus In their
native haunts, an interesting exhibit for
the Worlds Fair is bel prepared by
the Smithsonian Institt at Washing
ton. This exhibit consiSks Of models in
- .I;a sser %ache representing the fur seal
coast. The animals to be represented,
rs well as the men who catch them, are
being lhodeled in clay. One OF the
models shows seal "drive."s This
model includes hundreds of mimic seals,
which Aleuts ara driving along to the
TO the killing grounds by waving cloths
! and shouting. Another illustrates q
"rookery' on which the full grown seals,
believing and pugnaciou,, have "hauled
up out Of the surf upon the islands to
breed. Another model will show q
hauling ground OF bachelor seals. The
killing Of seals will also be shown, a
group Of Aleuts bsing represented In
the act of smashing their heads with
clubs. There will also be represented 3
number OF hair seals, which are not use
ful for their fur, but merely for foof
I supply to the natives Of that region. Th
walruses, now rapidly becoming extinct,
are also to be reproduced in material thai
will give them remarkably life-lik,
appearance. Hundreds OF models In ella,
are made of these animals, In order =
reprsssnt the different species and size
Of each. They are to be cast ip papis
rnachs AMI painted.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
And the Crime Was the Result Of
q ConsniracY.

RALEIGH, N. c., Especial. News
from Wilkes county states that terrible
crime was committed there. An aban;
doned woman twenty years old, named
G, ,nthia Hoffman, camped out with CO.
lumbus Dancy, her brother .in-law. They
fell asleep, and when che awakened her
clothes were on fire.
She ran several hundred yards to q
house, but was horribly burned and died
Tuesday night.
The coroner held an inquest, and the
verdict Of the jury was that the woman
came to her death at the hands Of assas.
sins, conspiracy having been formed ia
kill her by Columbus Dancy and Rhetl
Dancy. It appeared in evidence that
these men had threatened to kill her,
Lun got her out that night. She caugh
on fire some distance from the fifc,-th'
leaves -. being burned between her suo
the Are, and Lum would not sttsmpt t
put out the nre aIter it caught her dress
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A FIGHT BETWEEN GOATS,
At Which an Accident Occurred in
Which IL Persons Were Killed.

SAN Antonio, TEX, Especial. ii. II.
Coleman, an American, engaged in busi-
ness in Guyantana, Mex, brings partic,s-
lars OF an accident which took place In
that city, resulting in the killing OF
twelve people aud serious injury to nine
others. Several hundred people had as
sembled in the Ill fighting arena to wit
ness a fight between two goats, when part
OF the ampithea,er gave way. Heavy
timbers fell on the crowd, crushing men
and women
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1t seems likely, notes the Chicago
Herald, that electricity is to be called

1t seems likely, note, the Chicago
Herald, that electricity is to be called
n to explain many. of the cele..ia,
nave hitherto Deea
- DeRer agencies. That won
aerfat yet beautifully simple instrument,
the spectroscope, which has revealed to
rs so much of the cosmos, still seems to
be baffled in some directions where
difficulty would scarcely be anticipated.
Strangely enough, the phenomena which
It fails to satisfactorily explain are
either such as are known to be electrical.
In character or are at least strongly su,.
pected of SO being. From this and
other. facts, Stas has been led to suspect
that the ordinary Interpretation of the
spectroscope arc not to be relied on
when 1t is applied to electrical phe-
nomena.
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The Need of Protecting the Coast Line
From Cape Hatteras To Key West.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Especial l-One
OF the most noticeable recommendations
In the report of Gen. o. o. Howard, as
commander of the Department of the
Atlantic, is that Tybcc Roads and Port
Royal Sound should be defended by
works Hilton Head and Tybcc, Perry,
and st. Helena islands. With these
would be joined, of course submarine
mines, and the navy in due time might
furnish torpedo boats
Important steps have been taken for
the protection of the Atlantic coast from
Portland down to Norfolk, and new bat
teries at some of the more important
points have been begun for the reception
OF guns and mortars now under construc-
tion. But from Fort Monroe to Key
West the seaboard is at present defence
less There is not even coast garrison
between the former point and Fernan-
the Hcuass Is -w1rsc trrau pCforc inc ttI'vIr
war.
If we look at the Bermudas, where
England has strongly fortified naval
station and rendezvous, VIC find that the
distance thence to Wilmington is GA
miles; to Charleston. 772 miles to Savan-
nah, SS4 miles; to st. Augustine, 500
miles, North of Wilmington the dis
tance from the Bcrmudas to the coast Of
North Carolina even diminishcs Keep
ing in view the high speed now given
to war vessels, it is evident that hostile
squadron, secretly assembling at the Bcr-
mudas, which are connected by telegraph
with Halifax, but by no direct cable with
the United States, could appear off our
South Atlantic ports after a comparative
ly short run. Coaling at the Bcrmudas,
ri hny Nln laf
operations on our coast.
1t must be kept in mind that we really
arc not separated by the broad ocean from
| the nearest possible European enemy, b"t
only by a few hundred miles intervening
| between onr ports and such stations as
| Halifax and the BcrInudas, or the various
West India islands in foreign possession.
| The recommendation of Gen. Howard i'm
regard to fortifying the coasts of the
| Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida is there
fore based on palpablc facts. Tybcc
| island is at the mouth of the Savannah,
and works there would protect the river
and the city. Broad River and Port
Royal Souud, little to the North,
always regarded as waters of importance,
as shown by the Hilton Head expedition
early in the civil war, become additional
ly so from the new dry dock now under
construction there, while the naval sta
tion is sure to grow in value from its sit
uation.
The Fortitications Board of 1885 picked
out on this coast, between Fort Monroe
! and the Gulf, for defence by permanent
works, KS We t, Charleston, Savannah
Wilmington. and Cumberland Sound, il
that order of relatiSSe Importance. Gen
Howard is said to havs peeh struck D.
the expectancy of manniss 7 Eor. %,s SsmGo %arSo
u son atsthe Dry Tortugas ~. ~. ~
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70 F. XXI NEW SERIES.


y
iaSkiohigan, where tho Sdpreno Court
has delivered its decision that . woman
may legally perform all the functions of
a County CLERK. The case was that OF
Miss Margasrise Barr, OF Flint, who,
inet1s r2.s ) lar course of her duties. is.
sued writ of attachment. Tho legality
OF the act was questioned on the broad,
general grounds tiat woman cannot
act as a County CLERK. The siprem,
Court, however, holds that the choice of
deputy by County CLERK is not limited
oy rac,, sex, color or age, as the off ,s is
wholly ministerial. Thu, is lovely
woman, in Michigan, at least, marohiny
on from one triumph to another.
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THE MANLY ART" IN COLUMBIA.
a. Z. Gonzales Attacks Newspaper
Correspondent.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Especial. Another
personal encounter, following on the
heels of last nights fights occurred -Adsg7
fn the stutcnousc.
This time it was between A. Z. Con-
zalcs, general agent of The State and NJ.
T.. Tighc. correspondent of the Charles
ton News aud Courier.
Gonz les approached Tighe and, pro-
ducing copy of the News and Courier,
read thcrcfrom portion of Tighe's &C.
count of the fights. which he denounced
as Il lie.
Upon repeating it, TiShe struck him.
Gonzales responded by hitting Tighe
under the left eye, cutting cash, which
blcd prolusely. The two men then
clinched and rolled over ON the floor,
Gonzales being on top. Both men Tough
'gamcly' for several minutes. Finally,
when they had both got up, Tighc said:
"You arc my physical superior, but I'll
fight you in any way Il gentleman ought
to fight, and challenge you now."
Gonzales replied that 1ighe could get
all the fight he wanted out of him in any
way he desired.
The row occurred just outside the door
| Of the hall of the house of representa-
,ivcs, whilst that body was in session.
| and many members rushed out to the
scene. Shortly thereafter Representative
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In the lumber season just closed in
Minnesota the "cut" for the year was
1918, 252 feet, 207, ,221, 900 shingles,
and 97.697, 900 lath. This beats the
record of last year by 103, 1875, 800 feet
Of lumber, 45,oOs,50O shingles, and IT.
40J, $50 lath.
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THE NOTICE ON THE DOOR
Which The Depositors Stand Around
And Read. 8a

wf'nisa notaet pos1e8 on n
.in consequence of the stringency IN
financial affairs and their inability 70
meet further demands, the directors Vi
this bank have decided in the interest oi
all concerned to suspend busin 81 "nt''
further notice" o,u
The officers arc in the bank, every
entrance to which is closed, and IT Is SH,
r" noss;ble now to get ar" Il PRH~
po.s.DS .D.Ss;IlisxssEaU. U....y statement as to
me condition of affairs. The capital
stock is $3.50. 900. The last published
statement shows deposit of $40o, Ooo.
u An employee of the bank who Is iamiiiar
! with its affairs expressed his opinion
to an Associated Press reporter that the
Is dcpositors would suffer no loss. Large
n crowds gathered around the bank discuss
;. ing the situation, but the excitement Is o
n subducd chara ter and everything
% comparatively quiet. The Bank OF New
~, -, aiiover and the WILMINGTON savings an
III Trust iss,,pany are not affected oy III
ny. the pr ss}he foII0wIug onrcrr 1s.,,,v..---
geo cQ%enrng the suspended First Nation
M Baud. The causes which led to suspcl
IL sion have existed long while Its cap
g- tai was impaired by heavy losses sever
", years ago, as is generally understot
i'll from the fact that no dividends have be-
lse declared since 1887. The director
hoped that by careful management Il
bo earnings of the bank would be sufficie
ro in few years to cover these old losst
om but slow collections in consequence of t
not general .trngency prevailing in our Sc
5to tion this fall, have C mpelIed them
h.t abandon this hope and close the bank
l' od protect depositor., as well as stuckhol
'"' ers, against further risk. Notwithstan
ing the shrinkage in many securities
I'VE account of the general depression OF bu
ths ness, it is hoped that the resources of
the bank, under prudent handling, will yi
Iies more than enough to Ply the deposit
ate in full.
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A poor man in Missouri stole two or
three hams. He went to the penitcntiary
for five years. The Treasurer of the State
stole $50, 600 from the State Treasury.
He went to tho pcnitentiary for two
years. Moral If you want a short SEN
tence, steal large amount.
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The colony Of Sierra Leone is 103
years old, yet there Is no machinery there
except the sewing machine. The popu-
lation is upwards OF $4,000, and not .
saw-mill nor any other kind Of mill 10
operation.
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ats only y AQQsAach. os I force was !
county. CO oiiyirts, e ssMhach. she,
:libe.fy, we're Bred upon 60,
and one kf,Ied- u Thes septtre w.
working the public road seven s@,s- ~
west of Ashevile, under Superintendepss
White. White found it necessary during
the afternoon. TO visit the city, leaving
the gang in charge of the guard-two
Young white men. They were armeo
with breech loading shot guns. Three
of the cang-John Boston, jim Sales, and
Wilson Murthcc, all negroes
wheeling dirt to the road. where young
IIarbiu. one of the guards, stood SUD
denly dropping their tools, the three
convicts ran. Harbin, taken by surprise,
was slow to fire. When he did john
Boston dropped with bullet Though me
| brain. llarbn. altenp'eu w W.
fire again, but his gun snapped. H's
companion, running up, fred upon the
remaining men, dangerously woundine
Sales. Murlhec escaped unhutt, IL
thought. Boston is the negro VINO at
tempted to murder colored woman hei.
last summer, and Multhee, while In jan
the assailant of Superintendent Whlte
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Too Much Roast Beef.

DALLAS, TEXAS, Especial. THE entire
plant OF the Dallas Dressed Beef and
Packing Company was consumedby fire,
in the night Loss, $500, 600; insurance
$51, 900.
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end IN view. ffivHGcs sftsts
laws of supply and demand are operated
by a few individuals solely to enric them
selves. Cooperative associations should
exist for the purpose of making an couit-
Die distribution of benefits between the
producer, consumer and manufacturer.
Counting for it the fullest discussion.
the writer modcst'y submits his plan to
stand or fall upon its merits.
Gullford College, n. G. J. b. SMITH.
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? rr1ited States as security. upon whlch
the government shall loan its credit 10
the Corporation depositing them, IN Or
der to fioat their bank paper currency,
but is great deal safer, because cities
NAV be burned down or pass under the mo.
nicipal control of factions who may 1901
their treasures and destroy tho value OF
its real estate, thus rendering the pohos
worthless. but land can neither DC purheo
up or made away with, which constitutes
it the very safest batis ior securing S';n; ,oanH
q, - the.plan the writer would submit
that no sensible man doubts the safety oil
land security, but objects to it because OF
Of the stscss "a serpg snaetments psHp
: rity which cannot bek lies. it is a secu-
: upon, hence with the trading wor~s--A
i in disrepute as such. This Objectionable
] feature is at once eliminated by the fore
n going plan. AS an illustration say indi-
3 viduals A. B. G. ID. E. and others desire
G to organize stock company for banking,
It merchandising, manufacturing or enga-
J. ginp in any other industrial enterprise,
= BIS wealth consists in money and they
o subscribe TO amount of $50,000 and pay
o in the cash, but @. DE. and others wealth
L
l. amounts to $50, 900 at one half the value
!, as assessed for taxation, upon which basis
l. thew severa lIy mortgage their land to the
ne company in payment forItheir respective
Id subscriptions and like A and b. receive
rs their certificates Of stock The compan.
desiring to convert all Of its assets int
money executes Its bond| for an amoun
equal 10 the sim Of said, mortgages ant
{ | denosits the bond and uaortpaQcs as col
lateral security with the Treasurer of tn
Of United States and receives in lieu thereo
+ United States sinterconvctiblc bonds wbicl
( are exchanged for Treasury notes thu
VS. making the entire cap tal Of the compan
Die available, and c. ID. and j.. capitalize
IN: their lands Into dividead bearing assets
ed The plan is self-adjusting or infexible
20 for whenever q corporation at certai
icy season of the year did not need its fund
ler 1t would be possessed Of two ways OF re
Iieving itself Of the redundancy, eithe
0 by loaning the surplus ata low rate OF il
ed tcrest TO its stockholdersupon their Gel
4 tificates of stock as colleterals (many {
The them being farmers would be likely
ian TO need money to corry'on their farmin
as- operations about the time OF the year
TO surplus began to accumulatc), Or II I
!ett othes safe invcstmeut was open to u
nat compAnyit could return The surplns
ler. the Treasurer Of the Uniteo States az
gnt receive an inconsertihla bond whi'
shs stoEs The As,sssst spo .snss .a|IAI Ite intt
suo cenvcrtabss BcnI 6s. q. 10 same int
70 est Is par cent a. the corporation BON
'ss. deposited BY the company. This p
0a would affosd protection to the .peoI
ara against trusts or monopolies, which o.
-. their existence 70 the scarcity of avai
Bu- a