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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
Foreign Notes of Real Interest.


on tho last day December to q, ,l47,O41.
BRUSSELS has about 50o, 900 inhabitants.
French drummcrs arc to he excluded
IRON Alsacc- Lorrain', aud tho French
speak Of shutting German drummers out
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. during the sens I,
when they arc regularly out OF town.
Vossisch Zeitung takes very gloomy
view of the economic situation of Ger :
many. There is great desti ution among
The lower classes on account Of the high
price of provisions
Some of the small shopkecpcrs of Par
is have appealed to the Pope for protec-
tion from the big concerns that are driv-
ing them out of trade. They ask his
holiness to formulate some plan for ap-
plying the law of justice and charity to
the freedom of trade and competition so
that the little dealers can live In the pre-
sen Of the great.
A marvellous and horrible accident
happened At private house in Paris.
The host had invited number of friends
to luncheon. A great Danish boar hound
was in the room, according to custom.
A guest happened to drop his napkin,
and while stopping to pick it up the dog
with spring seized his throat and killed
him. There was terrible struggle to
pull the beast off, but without avail.
The now Gc-r:s:::: c::oo"";. 10 20 .i.I. tirscrIp-
ed: II is beautiful work of art, and of
great magniiccncc. 1t has been designed
and the gems in it selected by his Majes-
ty himself, in conjunction with the Ger
man painter, Herr Emil Doepler, Jr.
The gems came from the famous collec-
tion in tho possession of the house of Ho-
hcnzollcrn, which is chiefly distinguish
cd for its magnificent pearls and dia
monds, some of the finest specimens of
which have been mounted in the EN-
pcrors crown. His Majesty has had the
crown made to exactly fit his own head
Curiously enough, be it said, that although
it has been the custom in Germany to
hand down sword and sccptre from one
sovereign to another, n proper and sym
bolcal crown-though there are crowns
in the Hohcnzollern treasury of various
rulers has been wanting. This want the
Emperor William III has now supplied.
At fist it was the intention of his Majes-
ty to have given to the crown the same
form of design as that of the first crown.
of Prussia, but the idcn had TO be aban-
dOned owing to u C size and shape OF the
ston s. The whole broad frontal of the
crown is borderc1 with large diamonds,
mounted on beautiful gold leaf work,
from which iisc eight diamoud hoops,
each SO, with four diamonds i'm the shape
Of Il roscttc, with row of fine large
pearls, the whole being crowned by a
cross Nstuddcd with diamonds. There
are also numerous other gems on the
crown.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

A few years ago correspondents usei
to send their papers column ai!c: column
describing the many delights OF summer
life at Long Branch. The pariies of
fashion upon Ocean Avenue, the iilest
road in the country, were pictured in
detail by the enthusiastic writers. The
most noted people Of the land were
seen in those days driving upon Ocean
Avenue and adjacent thorouGAfarcs.
Long Branch was then the first watering
place in the country, but for several years
past it has been declining fast in popu-
larity. The many elegant cluipages,
with their distinguished occupants, are
now conspicuous by their absence.
Gambling houses have helped to drive
away the best social clement. Many
cottages which formerly rented aS high
rates now go begging at onc.third OF
their former prices. That grandcst of
driveways. Ocean Avenue, has been al
lowed to crumble away until in many
places carriages can with difficulty
pass each ether. 1t would be hard to
find watering place with such poor
roads. The summer residents declare
they pay very high faxes, and complain
that the roads arc in miserable condition,
injuring their horses anl cnrriagcS, and
causing general discomfort. ltisa great
pity that this once most popular OF sum-
mer resorts should b. running ,ioSn 50
rapidly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

I Trustworthy authorities state that in
eastern New Mexico nearly $4,000
of fruit and farm lands have been re-
claimed by the construction Of storage
reservoirs and irrigating canals during
the past two years. Several corpora,
tions organized for such work are now
seeking capital in the East. The above
shows that private capital caa be secured
for irrigation schemes that promise good
resultS
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According to the Chicago Mews,

According to the Chicago News, n
Pennsylvania murderer has been dis
charged because the court found>xtnansr
possible to hear testimony against him.
The only witness to his crime was his
wife. and her stateunaats were barred on
the ground that she AMI her husband
were one. This one-whcn giving tcsti-
mony in her persol-would be obliged
either to testify for himself, which no one
ought to do, or to incrimnatc him
self, which is frightfully unorthodox.
SO the case was dismissed, and there is
one more man who has awakened to tho
utility of the marriage institution.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
AUGUST GLEANINGS.
Some Rare PickiH&s of Interest
GarHsfed.
They Are Presented Our Readers
With the Assurance That
Every Item Is Worth
Perusing.
VIRGINIA.

Work has been begun on the $14, 006
Chesapeake and Ohio passenger depot at
Clifton Forge
The Virginia Fair Association conclud-
cd its session at the White Sulphur
Springs Hon. Jno. Randolph Tucker
.Jno. Eppcs, manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Office at Suffolk, was
murdered from an ambush laid for him
by an unknown person last Wednesday;
the murderer escaping. The affair has
caused much excitement.
Th>s. Morris, colorcd man. came to
iowo last week from the vicinity of Stu
art His age is said Ia be 40 years. He
is the father of AZ children. and has been
dead.
The Craig Mineral division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio RAILROAD has been
completed to New Castle, and passenger
trains are running.
The Roam Ike churches are wonderfully
prosperous. The new $26.0O First
Baptist church was dedicated Sunday
1Acck. DIR. Hawthorne, of Atlanta, preach
~kbc sermon. St James Methodist
chuf<h was also dedicated on the same
day by Rev. Collins Denny Last Sun
day, Bishop A: w. Wilson: of the South
ern sic hodist CRutch, dedicated Trinity
ta',rntclc. st. Mark Lutheran church,
which will cost $4,000, is we'll under
way. st johns Episcopal congregation
is erecting a $4,000 stone church and
rcctory. The PIc.hytcrans arc erecting
"A $4,000 house of worship and are pre-
p,riug to begin building another much
tircr structure. Calvary Baptist church
i; ercctin. a $3.50 edifice on Camp
bell street Grace Methodist Episcopal
church South will soon begin the con-
struction ot fine house of worship IT,
81 cas- crn part of the city. The church
of the United Prothrcn have purchased
grounds and II build at an early day.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

Many English manufacturers are said
to actually regard IN Englis'l degree in
tho light of disqualification, so that
most of the posts of "word chemists"
are held by non graduates. Apparently,
says the New York Time, they prefer to
train their own men-that is, to give
them such Al education in researches as
bears OF particular problems which they
them from the laboratories of general
analysts, where new problems present
themselves from time to time.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
A Boiler on a Breakfast Table.

VIcKsDURo, MISS, Especial IA small
boiler used in the repair shops of the
Hall City Oil Mill exploded, early in the
morning, fatally injuring Engineer Albert
Spcr and Fireman Albert Fisher. The
boiler, weighing 900 pounds, flew into
the air and fell into the house of Mary
Lowenburg, three hundred feet away,
going through the roof. floor and ceilinG--
aud lanaai1s hurt, the family having left
the table when they heard tbs report
used by the explosion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
MISTRESS OF GRAY GABLES.


A correspondent writing from Buz-
cards Bay, Macs, closes a we'll written
descriptive article with this pleasant and
delicate reference to the mistress of Gray
Gables:
'But of late Mrs. Cleveland has not
cared much to leave Gray Gables. She
cocsen't movo about nearly as much as
she did. She loves best to sit upon the
vcrands, with her husband at her side,
or walk slowing with him hand In hand
through tho pine groves. Never has she
looked as lovely as she. doeat ia aspnuGrS;
slesUes yySlefy h9ule. 6E ISf
head Is usually yachting cap. Tho
Bcnedicts and their yacht are gone now.
Before they went away Mr.. Benedict, his
son and Mr.. Cleveland went over in Cape
Cod bay on fishing trip. Mrs. Clevo-
land did not go with thom. Formerly
she always accompanied her husband to
the Indian village, near which is to be
found such fine sport. Mrs. Clcvclsnd's
mother is at Gray Gables now. There
will be fewer guests the remainder Of tho
season.
"Ovcr in the pine grove, about three
robins nest which Mrs. Cleveland dis
'oNCICu. ENcty uhy Whoh ~ 10 ptCoSouo
she strolls there. She tries to soothe the
fluttcring mother bird with her soft
words. She will not 60 many moro
times, because the f!o-Aeoked shells
wilt break before long.
Nearer and nearer do Mr.. and Mrs.
& cvcand seem to grow to each other.
Somehow the villagers know about 1t.
Mothers draw their little ones to their
bre,sAtA IN she passes and whisper q pray.
.-sss~--srss~y-e~sr%A=~.~4
shines from her dreamy eyes, they notice
the fluttcring of her lips, now and then
the dew in her eyes. They arc quick to
scc and know--thcsc Capc Cod women.
That is because they are women, and
they know more in single glance than
men can learn in all their lives. So when
the shadows lengthen and tho nightly
prayer is said, tho devout villagers have
a little whispered sentence for her. Tho
pines breathe il in each others ears. Tho
restless waves gurglc and laugh over the
secret. The birds chatter about IL and
the DAYS move slowly by"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

Tne Hartford Times has ascertained an
interesting fact illustrative of the mara
velous development of the country. 1t has
foaud an aged couple who have returned
to Connecticut after an absence of fifty
three years. 1t took them, in 1888, to go
from Glastonbury to their new western
home in wild Illinois, three weeks aud
two days. They have cone back in one
lay and two nights.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
Members >6f the Farmers Alliance
Involved.
The Responsibility OF Alliance VIII
Be Determined in the Courts,

CHARLESTON, S. c., Especial. Some
time ago the Farmers Alliance store, Of
Spartanburg county failed. Although
the store was run under the auspices of
the County Alliance when the crash camo
the Alliance disclaim d all responsibility.
holding that It lay with the massrcrs
AnUlGl tnsy (lss cSll(l SUt Meet esii6
debt in any other way, have entered suit
in the United States Court for tho
amount The defendants named in the
complaint are A. :. Il, Lancaster, II. T..
Williams, Alfred Harris, II NJ. Smith,
Moses Wood, |. II. Padgctt, n. +. Wal
kcr Geo. B. Dean and w. McZimmcr-
man. partners, doing business under firm
name of Farmers Alliance of Spartan.
burg Co. The complaint allows that in
December, 1890, the plaintiffs sold and
delivered to defendants goods. wares and
merchandise To aggregate to the amount
Of e., 195. which sum the defendants
agreed and promised To pay to the plain
tifls.
Although the said debt has been duo
and payable FOR some time past, no part
has been paid except 81, 300. The rl, lin
,iDs pray that jugcmcut against them for
g., 925 be entered. Answer to the com
plant has not yet been filed, but will no
poubt be of much interest The case
will have a hcariog in tho course of a
few weeks. 1t is,one.of the first of tho
$fiaa him NJ sses SsSt eae,rEa . s%uH saa afs's I,
with interest in legal circles everywhere.
II will probably define clearly the liabil,
tiles of Alliance organizations.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

A western Kansas man says that Sec
tion of the State has great future be-
tore it. There is nothing that grows in
the temperate zone that does not flourish
there Nothing is lacking but water,
and mat is being supplied by irrigation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
J NJ! !: J Al: ] Il: !:

ernment shall esta ), tfeasuries or
repositories in thu States which
shall loan money difec 70 the people at
low rate of interest, not to exceed per
cent. per annum, on imperishable farm
products aud also upon real estate with
proper limitations upon the quantity of
land and amount of money. In this de-
mand the Alliance intended to provide
for increasing the circulating medium by
advancing money on land (Which they
demand shall be increased to $50 per
capita.) In the advance on farm pro
ducts the intention was to give to the
circulation that flexibility absolutely nee.
cssary to the welfare and protection of the
farmers
"Now let us first look at the necessity
of an increase of the circulation. be-
licvc that / shall bssStle to prove to. tho
satisfaction Of any ,hInded man that
very great crime has been committed
AGAINST tho people ~ contraction of oul
circulation. If you will examine stats.
tics for the last twenty five years you
will find that they will prove three things
First, That the per capita volume of cur
rcncy has been constantly and materially
lcsscncd; second, that bankruptcies and
failures have zap dly multiplied in consc
qucncc; third. that the national debt
during this period has increased instead
of being diminished
He then dealt with the subject Of the
contraction of the currency and the re
sultant failures and losses Spcakin" Of
the plan of rcIicf Cot Terrell said that
the sub treasury was introduced to give
the people control of the circulation and
the power to prevent discrimination
against the producer. lie discussed at
length the need for more moneyeand de
Tended cotton as good basis as gold
bullion.
GOVERNOR Tfi.i.MAN
was received with great enthusiasm when
TIC aro'c to speak. He was evidently in
the house of Alliance smcn and friends.
Opening his speech lie said:
IL thank yon J. the cordiality with
which | was received by you yesterday,
and for the renewal of that feeling today.
At the outset would call attention to
the charges that have been made inside
and outside that have been fighting the
Alliance. l need not tell you that such
"iS hOo 'iu'. lNppih"oC !
II am aware that the Alliance has been
criticised and that have been applaud
ed and patted on the back on the as
sumption that there was personal fight
between the Alliance and myself, bat
tell you my friends that that endorsement
has been Of no avail. Applausc. 1t
was too transparent Applause. If
they have been urging inc forward on the
supposition th't there was war between
me and my friends in the All ance, they
have been mistaken"
TESTING THE C.,tfA PLATFORM.
Governor Tillman} then took up tho
Ocala platform aud discussed it from th'
opening to the closing section. He laio
! great stress on the v3lue and importance
of the free coinage Of silver and explain
cd the robbery comAnittcd by its demor
vlization. He then iargucd in faror o
an income tax and fine absolute necessit.
of having Scnat2R elected directly b,
the people so ss{ to get rid o. the pow,c
exercised by my hllionaires who bougl'
and sold the peopNV like cattle or h. gs'
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The reclamation of the Okensenokee
swamp in Georgia by means Of drainage
canals running to the St. Mary's River is
proposed. The area of the smau,p is oTo
square miles. There will be about
sixty four miles of main and 1000 miles
of lateral canals and many small agricul-
tural drains.
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Says the Pittsburg Commercial Bullo.
tin: "The discussion as to the means
OF remodyipg our immigration evils
seems to fal! short of the gist of the mat.
ter. The remedy that must cure the
evils is one that will be applied not on
this side of the waters, but on the Euro
mean side -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

The total consumption of pork pro-
ducts, exclusive OF lard, in the United
States last year. is estimated at $685.
100000 pcunds, which would make an
average annual consumption per capita
OF about fifty eight pounds.
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The First Lord From Colony.

A London cablegram, says In the
House of Loris, Lord Mount stephen.
formerly President of the Bank of Mon.
trcal, and now President of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, who was in May last
raised to the pecragc, took the usual oath
and subscribed to the roll Of peers. This,
it will be remembered is the first instance
Of n native of British colony being
made peer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07
A remarkable instance of profitable

A remarkable instance of profitable
agriculture is afforded by Jersey far
per, (pot New Iersex, exniisj -.tLas ~ Aext
1850 Gas yearly rent Tor fifty acres 81
land and is yet in a prosperous financial
condition. He grows ten acres of po-
tatoes, keeps sixteen cows, sells butter
aud Jersey cattle. His sons and daugh-
ters help to manage the business.
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1oms. Gordon Bennett Indicted.

New YORK, Especial. THE gr nd
,ury has found an indictment against
James Gordon Bennett, charging him
with misdemeanor in publishing in the
N. Herald more of the details OF the
execution by electricity of Smiler, Slo-
cum, Wood and Jugiro than the law al
lows.
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uNIoNo. H, soUTHs ARoL1NA, FR1DAY. Aueusr7. 1891.

The corner stone Whitfield county,s
new court house was laid with imposing
ceremonies at Dalton, by the Free Masons.
The Macon Volun GERS, With men,
hcIship Of leO, have now on foot a move
ment t" divide their company into three
companies aud organ &e a battalion of
their own.
Work on the c.. c. & n. road has
idly pushed during the present month
n the road i now complete to Athens.
to which place the accommodation trains
NOW run fom Monroe, n C.
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GEORGIA.

The Macon and Northern railroad has
been turned over to the Richmond and
Danvillc company.
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Alliancemen Governor Tillman and
Ben. Terrell Debate.
spartanburg is the Scene of Great
Discussion Of Alliance Demands.

SrARrANBURe, &. G., Especial Cores
pondencc. The debate Between Gov.
Iillman and Hon Ben. TIE rell was hdd
in the Alliance Hall, behind closed doors
in great secrecy. ~
Reporters were finally given Extracts of
the speeches covering the maiu points 4
0oE cot. TEn&sEly,
u1sekx SM5Fu( Sbns6l'
!lle sud &c 40 lie had learned 40 know.
and appreciate the South Carolina Ali,
anccmcn aud ttosci who were not only
allied with l,ins sfpfRnnically but in
thought aud princs5le {Applauss. rc
had como net only io:!tcach as best he
could, but to bc taught, for mutual cn.
lightcnmcnt was the spirit of the awc
skiilful and able an opponent. Going
into The argument he said that the sub
treasury was one of the demands of tho
Alliance and as such it should be respect
cal. lie felt aud knew that n. ither the
Alliance nor any other popular organiza-
iinn cou'd exist if it did not ask me
thing that would benefit the whole peo-
pie. lie held that the men of the st.
Louis CHnv ntion were equal in brain
and influences to any delegates that ever
att'hh u I convention. L nat convention
was composed of men who in the end
represented the sub lliances and there
fotc the rcople. He then discussed
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
of f,trauspor<atioi< -tir--sns-iA-'t dss,o6
the NIlinncc He held that the constitu-
tional right Of the Government could not
be controvsr ed, aud the Alliance was
only asking the Gsyernment to carry out
the law. He held that expenses of tn"
railroads i'll lobbying, etc must be paid
out of the peoples pockets lie tn n al
ludcd to the demand for financial re-
form, or as expressed by the Oca'a plat
form, the abolition of national banks aud
the establishment of sub-trcasui,s.
The position of Col. Terrell is here
given in his language as follows:
"We demand the abolition Of nation i
banks. BY this the Alliance means banks
of issue. We believe the Government
alone has the right to make money and in
the national banking system the Govern
m,nt has delegated that power to the
banks, without restriction as to the
amount they shoSlgta2sesp in circulation.
With the latitu9 great abuses hav.
grown up in connS Etion With them, and
Si><-,:s1S-.l>Aio n Il, ,AyUuJnnuuss~
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FLORIDA.

big alliance rally was held at Monti.
'vllo last Thursday. President Living
stone, of Georgia, and President Stokes,
OF South Carolina. were the speakers.
f. Pierce special says:s At the.
- -, = 2
will bc big boom there, as there is now
on Indian river.
A ilroad will he built from St. An
dIcws TO Montgomery, via Geneva, in
the near fnturc.
Professor Lawrence johnson, United
States gcologist, HIS returned to Gaines
vile, after visiting and exploring Middle
Florida, which he rays has incXhausta
bic supplies of phospbatcs.
The Florida Central Railroad is abou.
To build u new connection that will shor-
ten hy so mikes the present railroad dis.
Ia &C between Tampa and Savannah.
The region around KisSmmcc promises
to become one Of the great sugar -produc-
ing sections of the world The Florida
Sugar Manufacturing Co., which was or
.anizcd by Hamilton Disstop, of Phila-
dclphia, a few years ago, has been very
successful and expects this year to- turn
out 5000, 900 pounds Of sugar, on which
the Gov, rnmcnt bounty will be $6O, 900.
Next year." said Mr.. Disston few
days ago, ..tbe .propuction will probably
~ 3,SOn,oo0 pounds. Tne market Is
practically unlimited, as also the re-
sources of the Florida Everglades, and
,h' pr duction will bc limited only by
the amount capital available"
OTHER STATES.
Commissioner Of agriculture Kolb has
ann "nCcd himself as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Alabama, and is putting the Farmers
Alliance machinery in active operation to
accomplish hat Il suit
Texas is another State which has de-
cd aliens the right to acquire title to
and hold Land and in consequence a
vast amount of foreign capital is prcpar-
ing to withdraw from the State.
The Southern Exposition, to be held
at Montgomery, Alabama, beginning on
the 2Sth Of October, lost $40, 900 in cash
by the failure Of the Moses banking house
iu Montgomery. But, notMithstapdjpg
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TENNESSEE.

Commencing August lst, the business
men of Chattanooga will he furnished
with Il fast freight line from New York.
The route is via the Pennsylvania and
Queen and Crescent systems, and is all
rail.