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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-10
nWM Be the Greatest Day the state
Capitsl Has Ever Seen.

CoLUEBIA, s. c., Especial. l-Colum
ola centennial celebration in Nav next
Is the principal topic of conversation
here, and the proportions of the festival
are such that very great degree of inter
ests is manifested in it throughout the
entire state. The celebration is intended
70 commemorate the Tooth anniversary
OF Columbia's existence as the capitol of
the state, and the preparations that are
being made for the event give promis,
| that 1T will be festival worth comipu
| hundreds of miles to see. IL is very
probable that the Columbia canal will be
completed in time for the centennial and
THIS Will lend an additional interest to the
occasion. Among the features of the
centennial are an address by Wade
hampton; a sham battle, the opposing
forces commanded by Hampton and
Sordon grand parade and review, par
ticipated in by all the state troops and
many from other states, civic societies,
Mexican and confederate associations
fire companies, old inhabitants, CONNER
cial travellers, students, ETC., the whole
to be headed by Governor Tillman and
staff and visiting officials; grand in
dustrial and allegorical procession on the
ns%ht of May 10Th, in which there will
y, &e to two hundred magnificent floats,
~ Costing as much as $500 each; dis
90 of fire works by the great Paine;
peoples ball and serenade concert TO
which Lo admission will be charged
Besides these there will be racing.
championship ball playing by the best
amateurs in the South, amusements at
the theatre, and dozens of other forms of
amusement.
The form of decoration to be adopted
is the most unique and perfect ever tried
IN this country. Each county of the
state will erect handsome arch over
Main street. They will be substantial
wooden structures, handsomely painted
and artistically designed and festooned
with bunting, by committees sent here
from the co1nties for the purpose. At
the centre of the street the City of Colum-
bis" arch will cross. and ut the entrance
to the capitol the state officers will erect
an arch.
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AIanistee, an obscure town in the in.
terror of Michigan. is the terminus of a
railroad that is operated in an unique
manner. The road is known as the
Manistee s. Northeastern, and is fifty
three miles in length. 1t does profit
able passenger business, and hus neither
stocks, bonds nor mortgages. 1t pays
its bills in full on the 25th of each
month. There is not one dollar of in
debtedness on it, and never has been.
The road was originally built to carry
lumber out of the woods, but as it was
extended in mileage, passenger traffic
was established. 1t is owned by Edward
Buckley and William Douglass. Between
them all the offices except general pas
Nsenger and freight agent are divided.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-10
CAUGHT ON A TRESTLE.
a Frightful Accident on Trestle
EoaI LynuhDurg.

LYNCHBURa, VA, Especial. IA horri
n!c accident occurred on the n. q W..
'ailroad, six miles below this city Fri
.ay.
a force of hands were working on e
'cstle when a train came on them uncX
"cctedly. They tried to escape, and all
uccceded by a close shave except three.
ames Dean was ran upon by the engin"
nd torn to pieces. A man named Bar,
ton jumped 60 feet to the water below,
nd while not killed, was rendered un.
'pscious by the shock. Daniel Rice
rs also caught by the locomotive and
| adj his right leg terribly crushed fron
er""ins 1n, 9''ee'>s e slttHHa5aa,s, tttHHaaa cn,,,5r
,e,s %sDss s., "i A ths Offended BY 'an, an i
tnnee ers wsna and several minstsrha as honorary pail
body. ''S OF the city attou Mason-
and Tsy; w:,1 Dr. r., Garland read .,., !" /"
T~ea by most "sEs'sed eo"Seda which was 1f d fo
,nins sss werd by Bishop ds"5crr~d nnd 'o'""chSs
'"r ."rcn memorial services r~ eS'hmopd n, were re,
wood. me remains were iu,e,,ede as eGde;otenary p.
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Enlisting Indian Soldiers.

@r. LOUIS, Mo. Orders have been is
I'D from Gen. Mcrritt's headquarters IN
his tity to begin cnlisting Indians in the
,.umr army. In this department, Troop
!. oi the 5th cavalry; TroopL. of the 7th
a,al,y; Company !, 7th infantry, and
company I. l2th infantry are to be com
u.-rh wholly of Indians recruited from
ihr Chrycnncs, Arapahoes and Kio%ns'
,,d . ~ be assigned to duty at Fort Sill.
.'oanrlny |. l2th infantry, filed from the
..rn.r tribes aud the Comanches, will be
,->ignrd TO Fort Supply, Indian Territory.
The Indians are to be enlisted for iivc
years and receive the same pay as whites
and negroes now in service.
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GENERAL PIKE DEAD.
The Distinguished Confederate Sol
dier Passes Away ~ His
Home in Washington.

WAsIuNGToN, ID. c., Special. Gen.
Albert Pike. prominent as II Mason and
poet, died at his home here, at O'Clock
Thursday.
General Pike was eighty one years old
last December. lie was Il man of remark
able vitality, and splendid physique, be
ing six feet four inches in height, and
until last fall. when he was Frustrated,
was never known to have been sick in
bed for even a day.
His works include Prose Sketches
and Poetry five volumes Of reports OF
cases in the Supreme Court Of Arkansas,
"Nugp,' n collection Of poems, includ-
ing the "IIymns to the Gods, and two
other similar collections. rcsidcs these
he has prepared for the order of Masonry
. number 0f Iituaiistic and other works
in all about twenty-five volumes.
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A TRUCE IS DECLARED.
The Alliance Makes a Contract fo.
A Supply of Jute Bagging.

AAO <AAhohC0 u4dh0S Il COnCraCC 10.
A Supply of Jute Bagging.
ATLANTA, Ga, Especial. The Farm
'rs' Alliance and jute bagging trust have
made peace. The proposition of the
Cordage Bagging company to supply
oagging at 81 cents per yard for 1 ]
pounds, of IT cents for 2a pound has
been accepted.
These are maximum prices, and compc.i.
:s9n max al yeaRGe them u j. tbaAgAt tli.
at least half the cotton crop.
Heretofore the farmers have obeycd the
Alliance, although it caused them to buy
bagging at over 81 per bale extra cost.
Now that tho price of jute bagging is
reduced, Alliancemen will adopt it.
The Cordage company represents all
but one of the jutc bagging factories IN
the trust two years ago. The factory
left out is said to be located in Charles
ION.
The action of the Alliance leaves the
farmers free to buy cotton bagging !!
hey prefer, but rs jute is cheaper, few
of them, it is believed, will buy cotton
hagging.
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Charlotte's May Festival.

The programme for the second onnnu!
n,scni festival OF the North Carolina
choral Association, to be held in Cl ar.
lottc May 9th and 9th, is as follows:
May 5ti, concert Redemption Hymn
cnntata, Fair Ellen; cantata, The Hoi"
CITY: patriotic song. "The Old North
state !" chorus, 300, with full orchestral
accompaniment.
May 9th, matinee Miscellaneous pro
ommmc, orchestra and soloists: "On
Shore ana sea, solo, chorus and otch.s
ira.
Evening concert, May Oth-Haydn' 4
oratorio, The Creation; "Halelujab," cho
rus from the Messiah"
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
mas been engaged for the festival.
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A DEATH.BED CONFESSION,
Which May Result in Doomed
Mans Reprieve.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Especial. 1.-The
Icath of w. j. Miller, of Leaphart case
affidavit fame, has, brought to light, i'll
Columbia, second eath-bed confession.
The confession was made to Miller's at
torney, John Bauskett, and if true will
Justify Governor Richardson's reprievc
Of Willie Leaphart. In the confession
Miller says that being employed as aman.
uensis for Patrick Cannon, father of Rosa
Cannon, Leapharts alleged victim, he
heard of and read her letters declaring
the boys innocence. He acknowledged
WaIlng WnTing fhssiifdaSSss>anpo which Judge
snrrn nace acted, o. to having afterwards
carruip.itiously o% kined Rosa's letters and
COMING them to y the Governor. This
Gresbaaon GIsS,on, if bcliesNS. will clear Judge
conspiracy te seci a >Sheart's repTiove.
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CAPERS OF A COUNTY CLERK.
David M. MorrisQp. Of Scot -c:osse4..-x
y Auditor.

David M: MorrisQl of Scott -cNsset..-. g
\ g Auditor.
: BRISTOL, TsNN.--David III. Morrison,
deputy clerk of Scott County Court, Vir-
giuia, it is alleged, has obtained by
various sharp transactions and appropri-
ttcd to his own use from $40, 900 to $40
600 and left the state. His mode of pro-
"cdurc was this: lie would take I'M
called for claims in his Office, raise the
amounts by hundreds, forge orders from
officers for the same and send them 10
'he auditor at Richmond and obtain the
money lie would also leave blank pages
in writing up the proceedings of the
Court. fill them IN with fictitious case,
make out bills of costs and draw Tn"
money. In one such case an alleged wit
ness named Knser fcom Kansas was al
owed Sl75 II is stated that he went
over the books for several years back and
increased the costs and obtained the
money Morrison has been in office
| about year He married lady living
near Washington, ID. c., and it is sup
| posed he has been in that city nearly ~
tSuontt. An order Tor his arrest has been
| issued
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.--A QUART OF APPEEyAOK.
How 1t Has Mellowed Forty-twu
Years Despite Fire and Water.

ATLANTA, Ga, Especial. Tho burn
Ing of the Madison Hotel recalls an inter
csting incident in 1S4O, when it was
building. Mr.'L Markham then dcpos-
tied in one of tho big front columns u
quart bottle of apple brandy. He wrap.
ped the bottle in newspaper, put il in n.
small box, attached n string to the pack
age, and let il down in column about
six feet high The package bore tho
following inscription: "a Markhan.
Independent Order of Liberals,
is40." The newspaper was copy oi
tie New York Express, and contained
Henry Clay's compromise speech.
The package has remained undisturbed
for forty-two years. The pillars will bo
".
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Wclshmen are looking forward wit

Wclshmen are looking forward with
peculiar interest, notes the Now York
,O6seruor, to the census of 1891, because,
for the first time, clause has been In
serted directing an enumeration OF all
persons who speak Welsh and English
in Wales and Monmouthshire, and of all
Welsh-speaking persons in England as
we'll. 1t is generally maintained that
there are more Welsh, speaking people in
existence at the present moment than
there were ever before. That there
are moro periodicals., newspapers,
pamphlets and books published in the
Welsh language, and, therefore, more
Welsh readers now than at any period
heretofore is very certain, and admitted
on all hands. The other assertion is
neither so improbable as it might appear
at first sight, when we consider the mum.
--har of Weshmen settled in the principal
aro D"fps,iy in London a1on. 1na wsli IN the
more than 1so, Hs 600 Welsh w ehnpe1., and
ehs,es s ssrsGyto"' 'y Welsh sSspsS essps1sl (Which
sl and other largo centrs" r,n' " Welsh ehapols
,hs the great number, D"bo'''on ~bo sss.
'orming . rseF ,s the mining diytr;ots scat,
anl |
he New World. "'"' settlements in
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-10
A Petition for the Pardon of Ala
bama's Defaulting Treasurer.

BIEMINGHAM, ALA, Especial. l-Peti-
tions are being circulated in every county
IN Alabama asking the Governor to par
don Vincent, the dcfaulting State Treas
urcr. now serving fifteen years term IL
,hc Pratt mines, near this city.
lie has served four years, and the peti
ton urges that longer confinement would
yc equivalent to a death sentence. The
movement began in Chambers county,
,iicre Vincent lived, and ncally cveiy
man in the county has signed rue pct''
,inn
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Fatal Explosion Of the Boilor d
Steamer Near Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Especial. -On Sat
orday night, while near Doboy, tho boil
cr of the steamer Farmer, Of the Savan-
nah and Florida Inland Route, exploded.
jeff Mills, William Anderson, Stephen
Iarris (all colorcd deck hands) and Inck
Watson "a colored fireman), were blow Il
overheard and drowned. Two others
who were also blown overheard, wcr:
,rvcd. The men were eating their sup
rr On the lower deck at the time Of III"
...,.ilrnt
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&C Experin

United State gins, of Delaware, sars
w. HotchPping- post aud the piliory
York 1elGined in his State, owing to
countrsnat the State lies i'll the neigh
azas9asses s4ssss&ssst eit;--'---a--a---ss
has to adopt unusual means to protect it,
self from becoming the asylum of crimi-
nails from these great centres. He Is him
self opposed to the. preservation of these
forms of punishment, states the New
York Tribune, although he comedies that
their preservation has tendency to make
criminals give the State wide berth.
The whipping of to-day, adds the 7rt-
5une, is merely nominal and in no way
resembles the brutal punishment of th'
past when t!.c CATO nine tails as Il form
of punishment was first established
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NUMBER l6.

Just reward, crippls tAs srns Of aysricc
give employmentto the workers, purify
Pon,ics, enact just laws, tighten the
burdens OF the poor protect the weak,
oiish caste, establish justice, make com.
me'cc Tree, put the government In charge
OF ever! public function, and the missiaS
"i IN" Farmers Alliance win have bees
CCrnlplished ~
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s. The Japanese Naval Minister urges
inat scyenty-five vessels be added to his
country S armament, almost doubling its
strength.

Probably no town in the United State.
ever jumped into popularity so suddenly
as did the little railroad station of West.
e0i'' Decatur County, Ind, which has
'een proven by the census to be the
exact center of population of the Union
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Celebrating th1VF Anniversary

CHARLESTON, iss s!ssssr =, Especial. The
y Of PIItIon mIon of the t, EAsnty anniversa
G,isahe ~ me establishment HIT of the Methods,
e,I aISc"Pal church in ser Bouth Carolina open
.rlfcs old Bethel, ir,lal9 this city. Dele
onntv were We present lad from nearly every
'rcsjjed "a lhe State. o3} \Rev. j. Il. Wilson
'' and addresseTA y were delivered
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The Election in "Little Rhody."

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Especial. ]-Thc''
was no choice by the voters at Wedncs
lays election for any candidate on the
General ticket. The assembly will stand;
Senate, republicans, 81; democrats, D..
with six members TO be chosen; House
cpublicans, "a; democrats, 80, 1e to be
.hosen The vote for governor wes !!a
lis. democrat, %, ,24s; Ladd, republican.
y s05; Larry, prohibitiouist, 1929; Bur
Eu. Nationalist. 8S4.
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Groom 80 and Bride 81.

QUEEN Cry, TEN. Mr. j. Nail and
Mrs. Hickman of this place were married
n few days ago. Justice Powell officiating.
The groom is 80 and the bride Is 81
wears old Both are pcart and lively.
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d3ISe,
'gNId00

.IooI-a nf FORK Herald estimates that
RssI.sd pus this year will be short OF
'sas4S 10 uIHct by about $4,000, ,OOC
19ln0u HRie consequence Of IA little
~3V~0 * 1000 pounds shortage,
;sT S;d1sinoT '.9se to run up the price
Tsaeou ON sIsInoyA
..SsJsl ps,Quopun sAIS
IA ,osU 1ylnO &-
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Doctors say that white, as a nursery
color, must go, Dark colors and heaviS
foods will keep away many OF child
hoods sicknesses-
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COL SAUNDERS DEAD.
worth Cardinals Most Learned Sor
Passes Away.

hALElGH, N: C., Especial. AT 1;3
"eioCk Thursday morning, Colonel viii
Mam L.. Saunders, Secretary of State u
north Carolina, who had been at tn,
point of death for several days, breathe,
his last.
lie was in the tifty-sixth year of hi.
age, and been Secretary of State TO,
,wei'e W., having been appointed b,
oovernor rvis in lS19to I'LL an un
expired td.
lie was minated and elected To III,
.same plact3n 1880, 1854 and 1885,. the
Democratic convention breaking lonp
established precedent against third terms
oy giving him the nomination the third
-; { ss~~s~sSu~-svsssexs~-mxHssU
North Carolina, as he has long been re-
garded, passes away.
He has been prominent figure in the
State for thirty years Ha was a gradu.
ate OF the University, and has for years
been one of the Board of Trustees of that
institution, having been secretary and
treasurer of the Board.
He practiced law in Salisbury in 1856
and soon after became editor of the Sal
isbury Banner.
IDENTIFIED WITH JOURNALISM
He was afterwards prominently idcn.
lied with journalism and welded pow
srful and trenchant pen. He was an ar
lent secessionist, and when the war broke
out he volunteered in the Rowan Rife
Guards, of Salisbury. Soon after he was
Lieutenant in Rowan ARTILLERY,
and went directly to Virginia.
In 1862 he was appointed captain o.
the new company Orgauized ut Salisbury,
and joined the Fourth North Carolina
>roops, which afterwards became part
cf Walkers Brigade, and later of Cookies
Brigade, and participated In many Of the
most important battles of the war:
BY successive promotion he became
naJor-llcutenant-c colonel and colonel. lie
was twice wounded at the battle of Fred
ericksburg and again at the battle of the
Wilderness, being shot through the
mouth and neck.
In 1864 he was married To Mrs. Florid.
cotton. After the war he was connected
with the Wilmington Journal, and later
was associated with Major p. NJ Hale as
one of the editors of the Raleigh Observer,
till he was appointed Sccrc.
tary of State.
His remains were conveyed to Tarboro
Saturday where they were inferred by tho
side of his wife
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Delaware is said to have more living
ex'Governors than any other State in the
Union. Five of them-D. T. Bigps
'ohn +. Cochran, James Ponder, John
->-7aa.l and Charles F. Stokley-are
d3ISed in active business.
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at once Presented of negroes 81 IL losls
cities Offering gratuities for tho Noca(ia., |,
Of the college In their localities.
The negroes Of Savannah oflercd $fSs,
900; those Of Americus, @i8, 900; : Mil.
edgcvills, $4,000; Columbus t1o, ,OOu.
The college will go to one of these places.
The most singular phase of tho affair,
however. is an endorsement for scholar
'hip offered by Elbert Head, now -
ears old, and formerly a slave. He
bought his freedom and has amassed a
'ortunc of S50,000 He writes:
"On condition that the branch college
for colored students is located at Amcri.
Gus agree to convey the following dcs.
crihcd real estate, which value at So,
600, To tho trustees of tho University
rcserving to myself II life estate In said
property, the deed to be so framed thai
,hc income alone is to he used as schoi.
"rship fund to educate the most needy
and deserving students who may apply
for admission to said college,"
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GEORGIA'S NEGRO COLLEGE.
LIVELY Interest in its Locatiou Shown
by Colored People.

ATLANTA, A.,-The refusal of Secrc
tary Noble to pay Georgia's share of thc
Hatch fund until provision was made Cor
he establishment Of negro. college has
had the effect Of stimulatip - >Snnnp..
,ment. =
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Danbury, Conn, produced s,ooo,ooo
hats last year.
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NJ. ooIhSS iiotSi, "ho
mama or face of o,acturers OF Ger.
;onse of vcors and 20 try novel ex-
tho head of Pinyo procure cheap
Agency, who knows es' they have cs-
of every "croossof breeding places
America. Each abbits will be sold to
memory insthe vest possible prices.
nurposcs ) looked upon with favor
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sw!sSnlp 40 lFrance last we.
'uuoL VIeUSulds '"'' ~,
.,suia. I'qlo uv Is,Js lIsNs receipts Wa
~ ,! SAsiI pIneA 1 SpsuSn the rigbt s;de
-n1n6aH alDiaaI s.pEn VIC righ' sioe
ao!'us''0 Iso!petu 'seq oi an argument,
'37llOErrt, in favor of
" lightinr.
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e 5sSs 5: Ill OF Industry, King
man oit or reaI@ium, said that he had
forgets name" his support to the
rarely combined in o suffrage, but not
the best examples in At leave the oues
probabilityJoh ohm l.. Hi,idc.
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TENNESSEE

. the presids",;.a,t p%sioaiee at Milan has be-,
,"s, ,'S e tchs'ta"Sooss%a os%p!eyss' % Sc Of the Nn>
Tha az a. Nashville have b. bcca Louis railway |
'"gest belt railposds ilgs Union RAILWAY m r
''0ad in the United tdfS, S.a,cs ,.,e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-03

se~ssAiax Luke sss e~A-Tr.ss,ry sshe.
or the fnru.erss Alliance.


erthe fsr~ers' Aliissee.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2-Consul- General Craw,
ford at 81 Petersburg has sent to the Depart.
ment OF State report on the system now IN
use In Russia resembling certain plans incor.
porsted In the platform Of the Farmers ALI
ance In this country OF making advances on
farmers grain stored In warehouses or deIiv.
cred to officials OF the railways Of the country.
Mr.. Crawford says the advances on grain
may be made by any railway company on ac-
count Of the Imperial Bank OF Russia. author
lied by the Ministry OF Finance. They must
not exceed % per cent Of the value Of the
grain at the. nearest market place. except In
cases OF loans for ak weeks or less.
sesns The per usual sspt n nsyssso mag p se
cent. payable In ADVANCE with further small
chnrRes IN account OF q. sinking fund and
commissions to railroads. The loans range
not, reraid at their expiration the grain Is
sold atauction BY. the railroad company. Grim
may alsc, be- sold II IN danger o. deteriorn;
not ooYpr the loan and expenses OF stnr.
age The railroad com panies bear the
entire responsibility for tho loan by The nnk
and arc required to meet their liabilities
auction sale OF grain. In calculating tho per
contage Of advance the cost Of transportation
70 the point q destination % charged as part
and IN s Is
thu loan hcin9 made only on the grain.
In conclusion the Consul General says:
CO. This scheme went into effect juno 1929.
adopted s Ss ans rs
~ carried on under It on very large scale.
should also odd that the scheme gives great
declare It has been an essential feature OF sue.
cessful farming In Russia"