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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
TRAIN EORRER2Ss CAUGHT.
Capture of the Men Who Plundered
the Southern Express.

The officers of the Southern Express
received this dispatch telling them of the
capture of the three Savannah Tobbe: 5
who held up their messenger and stole
$50 from him:
MADISON, FLA.,-Thc three train rob-
bcrs who robbed the Southern Express
Compauys messenger on the Central
Railroad Of Georgia just outside of Si-
vannah Friday hight were overtakcn
near Mosely Hail. about daylight by a
party of express officials and detectives
Desperate resistance was made by tire
thieves, but they were captured and
brought here in irons. They will bc
taken to Savannah, where the men are
said to hail from. Sfhe express people
claim that the evidence against them Is
overwhelming. a
The lobb ry for which they have bcets
arrested is the second committed on the
same line of road within the last month.
In both distances the express company,
as il always docs in such cases, has re
len lessly and speedily hunted down the
robbers. The penalty for train robb pg
in Georgia IS twenty years in the reoilcn-
tiary The amount stolen was only a
few hundred dollars, most vi which has
been recovered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
SMOKELESS POWDER.
Successful Experiments by Cur Ma.
val Officers-.-The New Six
Inch Gun.

WAsHINGroN d. C.--At the Newport
torpedo station the naval ordinance bu-
rcau Is conducting set of progressive
experiments upon various formulas for
smokelcss powder. Now it is believed
that the ideal powder for small arms has
been obtained, as velocity of 2, $50
feet per second has been given a rifle
Sall with low pressure Of II 8 tons in
the powder chamber. The new powder
is safe, cheap and convenient, with gup,
cotton as its base, gives remarkably regEa
lar results, aud as it has been developf%
by the naval officers the government WIN
not have to pay royalty for its use.
The ordnance bureau Of the navy has
secured some remarkable results from the
recent trial of the new six inch rifled gun
built at the Washington navy yard. This
gun is probably the longest piece OF Its
bore yet undertaken, being forty caliber
in length or twenty feet internal length.
and has just thrown its projectile 2, lsO
feet in one second without exceeding tif-
teen tons pressure to the square inch in
the chamber. This type haszsSsultcd so
we'll that it will be used for the ore amcnt
Of The twin pirates known as cruisers
Nos ~ and 13, now building.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

aud aid is withheld. OF course. there
are some noble exceptions. We have
never yet heard Of a brother losing any
thiag by helping poorer brother, either
by loaning him money or ny going on
his note in bank. In order that he might
buy his supplies for cash, We were in.
formed a few days since by brother,
tn in his sub. Alliance there were five
brothers, hard working ho- est men,
who had been for years rurcha ing their
supplies under liens, paying the usual
enormous percents charged. List year
il was agreed by som, two or three mem.
bcrs to make n more in bank for enough
m ncy to run these five brothers Tor cash.
They bought supplies through tho EN-
change. The result WAS they paid the
note before Il wss siu. and .came ont con-
sxt0s<&64y sS1eSd !. Lev TINS sort OF cSpe.
riment he red in every Sub A liancc in
the State. and we will see no more fail
ing off but general up building all
along the lines GrcCnville, !. e., Ad
vertiser.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
o'Brien's Deficit 1000.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Especial. J..
Late in the night an expert concluded
the examination of books Of M. j. o.
Briep, absconding treasurer of the Cath
olic Knights of America. His defalsar
tions reaches few hundred dollars In
excess of scvcnty-one thousand dollars.
From the books it was learned that
O'Brien had been misapplying funds foT
some time. Forty thousand dollars of
this amount was taken prior to July 1st.
The mGst rigid search here fails to give
any clew to the missing treasurer's
whereabouts Officers are on the look
out for him throughout the country. The
Fidelity and Casualty company, Of New
York. arc especially anxious for him as
they are his b ndsmen for fifty thousand
dollars.
ST. LouIs. Mo Special from Chatta-
noogr to the po I Dispatch. says: Chas.
S. Kirchsner, of Toledo, WAS elected SUI
preme treasurer of the Catholic Knights
of America, to succeed defaulting treas
urer 0'Brisu.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

The Boston Transcript has discovered
a writer vino questions the oft-made as
sumption that we are Anglo -Saxons or
are nation OF Anglo-Saxon origin. He
enters into a calculation to show that
less than one third of the inhabitants OF
the United States are of Anglo Saxon
origin, that is, about. eighteen millions.
The rest are Teutonic, Celtic and Afri-
can chiefly, with an infusion of Gauls
and Slsvs, a mixture, in fact, of all the
tribes and races Of the rest of the world.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION
Mrs. Harrison Calls Meeting OF
Regents to Establish Unity
ond HARMONY.

WAsHiNsToN, ID. e., Special. Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison has sent out the fol,
lowing circular
10 me Mgcnts ~ the National Society OF
Daughters cf the American Rerolu.
With view to the establishment OF
complete unity of action and perfect har-
mouy of feeling throughout the National
Revolution, the Board OF Management,
conscious Of .thc integrity OF its purposes
snd the legality OF It's action, requests a
meeting of every officer of the society
and OF every lady who has at any time
received an appointment through any
officers OF the society, whether she he's
received notice that such an appointment
has been confirmed or not.
The meeting will be held Thursday,
Oct, O, in the drawing rooms of 1,407
Massachusetts avenue, placed at tho dis
poSal ot the society on that date as a
hall, aud to he in no sense considered a
private residence. Ii is earnestly re.
queslcd that every chapter formed, or in
process of formation, shall be represent.
cd on this occasion. II is requested that
the ladies coming to this meeting shall
bring clearly defined statement of any
lust cause Of complaint they may enter.
tain, and documentary evidence to sup
port the position they are prepared to
take. The Advisory Board of the Ma
tional Society will be present, and each
chapter regularly formed is invited. II it
SO desires, to send one member of its
Advisory Board or conncil of gentlemen.
40. aid sits lad y Representatives iasmssas
tanning its views
The fullest opportunity will be allow
ed for the discussion of every question,
and it is believed that in the course OF
this candid and friendly conference a
full understanding of mutual relations
will be attained and confidence establish.
ed in the Society of Daughters of tho
American Revolution, which has for its
high aim the promotion of patriotism of
our native land.
Plaus will bs proposed for the advance
ment OF the society. Practical lines of
work will be considered, aud each regent
is invited to present her views and those
of her chapter upon these subjects
1t must be understood that this meet
ing is for conference only, aud does not
take the place of the Continental Con-
gress, which meets on Feb 90, IS92
CAROLINA ScoTT HARRISON, President.
General.
NJ. v. e. CABEL, Vice President Gen.
ELLsr a ANpsx WNsswcurw, scorfes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
AN EGUMENICAL COUNCIL.
Methodists Of Every Race, Color,
Shade Of Belief to Meet in
Washingt

In the Metropolitan Methodist Church
in Washington the second EcuWc oical
Council of AIethodism of cv.ry race,
color. and shade oe hcliss. will be held
from Oct. Z to Ocr, 20. Over 800 dele.
gates will be present from all parts of the
world. Th, Western or American sec
ton Of the Church, whieis6ss nine-ten!hs
vf the whole, IS divided inta.. seventeen
sccts The Methodist Episcopal Church
,hr T' mSoic hSys rSSrC sS "s.oS MAJ, etS
odism. which is spit Tour branches,
viii have forty three representatives.
The object OF the gQpnGll Is social and
educational, as it III jepislativc or
judicial function. TAt 6rst Council was
held in England, several years ago, at the
call Of the Wrs'cyans II was small, but
so harmonious and pheasant That this sec.
ond has been got upon slWge scale,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

4 new kinl of stamps will soon BIS
introduced in the postal telegraph SER
vice OF Russia with view to securing
the inviolability of the privacy Of letters.
The new stamp is printed on very thin
paper, aud cannot he used again if it is
once put upor letter. When used
wet and taken of the envelope it leaves
all indelib!e impression upon the spot
where it was attached, so that if new
stamp is put upon the same spot the i'm.
Mession OF the first stamp cau be seen
,hrough it,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

The a1ulteration in coffee in France
has reached such alarming proportions
ruUS TO ras uOootIrO uouoJS~v--sSr 'oSrt
cation in the Chamber. The adultera-
tion Is made by mixture Of flour and
sulphate of iron, which is pressed into
the shape of coffee bean, the resem-
blance being difficult for even an expert
to detect by sight. A small amount cf
chcory is sometimes added, and the ex-
terror is given touch of oil to make il
SHINY.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
NORTH CAROLINA.

A plug and twist tobacco factory is to
be erected in s,tatcSyillc.
The State weo hc, service has succeed
ed i'm establishing loltc-four lro.. warn.
inc stations.
Tho I,no,u.kec Vino ro ,oco,,lv or.
,,,n;IsS h,s rnrcb,sD1 tho IIcrI; y;nc.
ward, in Wake county. and will erect a
wine disti.l .lerv with 30 600 gallons CA
pacity.
The Missouri Mining Co. +. w
Glccp. urceident i ,lcvnluninn tine Gam
Dol copper mimc i'll A"hc county.
Charlotte hay ORGANIZED h, Battery ri
LIGHT Artillery. AMI they are ",iro, +,
wc,k IN c.rn,,,
r,.r,nnyr.., man Ionu I,,m., If
Nnrth Cnrnlinn ,Ird c,nn, . ,trntc ..
,,.r.,Iycis in IVA niu,.,,r f. & wnIno,
lov
-, -,
inc ,"hC'i" ~, t'ilc'' on "i"' 'hc
t,'"'oHi oo, '',Ia ,rr',, HoN' n,' I ',%'' '"hc '
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

If thc Swiss keep on making railroads
everywhere, exclaims the New YORK
Independent, the diligence will sooa be
thing of the past. Tneir latest achieve
ment is the construction Of railway
from Viege to zer.natt, through Stalden
aad ST. Nicholas. The next step will be
to make one up the Riffelberg, and then
there will be no excuse for any trav-
eler who fails to look upon the preci.
pices of the Mattcrhorn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

There is no dolbt, states tac Detroit
Ere. Press, that thc worlds fair will be
somewhat iniu2ncei by European poll
tics. With Germany aud England in
close friendship aad Russia allied with
France to Offset the power OF the drei-
bund. there is vcTJ sensitive aul jealous
feeling in all quarters, and OR connis-
sioners will nee | to use lninite tact in
order to bring ail these countries to the
point Of making generous exhibitions at
Chicago, o. England we are certain,
and probably OF Germlny, but France
seems coy, and it is not unlikely that
Russia will need degre, OF persuasion
to induce her TO do jndicr either to her.
self or to the fam.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
UNION c. H. SOUTH cAl FRIDAY. sEPTEMBER 2s 1891

A sad and sudden death occurred in
Winston, Thursday afternoon Mrs.
David Walker, wife of printer. while
walking with her infant babe, fell dead
on the floor. She was found partially OIL
Top of the child, but fortunately it was
not injured. The deceased had been a
sufferer from heart disease
OF the u complaints on the list flied
thus far with the railway commits on.
fully one half are regarding poor station
accommodations. This is very noticea-
BILE.
Col. Paul F. Faison, president of the
onarj of directors of the State penitcu.
tay. has made his quarterly report 20
Governor Holt for months of June, July
and August. making the best showing
that has yet been made since the pcni.
sentiary has been a, self.sppnagaing IN
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
Excursion Already Being Planned
From London to Chicago.

From Lonuon TO Cnlcago.
A cableg"am from London says; AL
ready arrangements have been made for
excursions which are to leave here for
Chicago during the Worlds Fair. Each
party will consist Of about 100 travellers,
who will naturally land at New York
add taking leaf, no doubt, out of the
typical New York travellers book, these
people will paya trip to Philadelphia
for a day, and then 60 to Washington
for another day, while their stay in
Chicago will extend over week The
return will he made through Buffalo so
that they may have All opportunity of
seeing Niagara Falls. Alter this one
Canadian city will be visited and the
choice will probably fall upon Toronto.
Then tho party will go back to New
York and sail for home. This pilgrim
age, 1t is believed, will correct one or
two erroneous notions Enslishmen have
about America
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
PROGRAMME or THE ALLIANCE.
Measures that e viii Push at the
Next Mes11ns Of Congress.

~ - 4 ~ f 246E 5
-, ~ Tue next House who will vote
with 1t upon all measures. 1t also claims
four Senators: PETER of Kansas. Kyle Of
South Dakota, Irby of South Carolina,
and Vance of North Carolina.
The Alliance claims Vance because he
was elected after the Legislature of his
State bad passed a resolution that no
man could be chosen Senator until he
agreed to programme which was prac
tically that of tie Alliance. Mr.. Vance
having agreed to those resolutions, the
Alliance now claims him as its own.
At the next session the Sub Treasury
bill as it was introduced in the last Con
gress will not, it is understood, make its
appearance. That, they say at Alliance
headquarters. has been repudiated by
both Houses of Congress, and will for
that reason not be resurrected. A bill
constructed, however, upon similar lines
and embodyiog the same principle will
be introduced in both Houses and push
ed to vote. Exactly what changes will
be made in the original Sub. Treasury,
bill has uat-jsAt- L~--->>yssss,-s.-s.ss---
stanford Land Loan bill will not
be touched by the Alliance The lead
ers OF the latter are very much put out
because the people think the Stanford
bill finds favor with them. The Alliance
people think that designed to help only
those who already have fair share of
this worlds goods, aud that the only
people who are booming it are those en-
gagged in booming Senator Stanford for
the Presidency. As for the Alliance, it
declares it will have nothing to do with
either Senator Stanford or his bull
The bill on the same subject and in
troduced under Alliance auspices will
provide for the relief of the agricultural
population of the United States. and for
the promotion and encouragement of az
riculture. Its main features will provide
that any citizen who owns and resides
upon any tract of land containing not
less than ten nor more than 800 acres,
and who has at least nehalf of that
ff fFeasa7y q l~e5ifseeti ssssvss 4 f5zn not
to exceed half the assessed value of
the land and the improvements on it.
The loars are TO be for not less than five
nor more than ten years, and the bor-
rover is to pay interest at "a per cent.
Another measure which the Alliance
will push is free coinage bill. These
three measures are the ones in which it
will take the most interest; but other
bills will come from It's hands. 1t will
have introduced abill providing for Gov:
ernment control of railroads and tele
graph systems. 1g3kgard to the rail
road and telegraph hPanies the Ali
ance is misunderstood Il is said, at its
headquarters 1t id hot,s as is generally
supposed, in favor pvernment own
ership of railroads aii NE telegraph. 1t
simply wants the Government to control
them. 49,. 80
The Alliance will not, bring forward
any tariff bill. 1t will content itself
with demanding the equalization of the
rMwiYr however, beari sA,swSHl y Jaiss Jaliilseo 60
abolish the national banking system.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

The cheapest railway faro in the
world will he that Oh the Central Lon.
don Railroad, on which there will be
three workmen's trains daily. the fare
for six miles being but two cents.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
Dire Distress in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, [Cablegram. The
distress in the Volga provinces is intense.
At Penza women and children wander
exhausted, shrieking for food. in tue
market p aces. All the charitable So
cieties are doing the best they can Rus
sian corn merchants on the frontier are
despondent at the idea that the German
trade will find fresh channels and nS9cr
rctu.p TO Russ AL corn.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

The tunnel tina. will connect Butlsr
Valley, Penn, with tue bottom of the
mammoth Ebervale vein will be, thinks
the New York Timss, one of the great.
est engineering feats of the century. 1t
will open an almost inexhaustible sup
ply of coal, aud will serve as a
drain for all the colleries- in -4h..--
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

Des Moines, Iowa, is one of the few.
if not the only city in tho country Were
the practice of using prisoners in ci'in'
as street laborers is followed. \ short
time ago, alleges the New Yor> Post,
the spectacle of four young mo, IN
chains, serving time for con?ors.,":;Y
light offences, was presented ia its
sfreofc
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
SOUTHERN STATE NEWS
Our Coterie Of Commonwealths Re
presented Here.
Happenings of the Day Reported
and Notes Of Industrial Pro
gress Find Space.
VIRGINIA.

The sixth annual exhibition of the
Elizabeth City Fair is in active operation.
A bear and panther appeared in AL
leghany county settlements last week.
A steam laundry is to be established
at Charlottesville.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

The increase in traffic on the Sucz
Canal causes serious delays. The com.
pany has begun to widen the canal and
the work will be completed in about two
wears.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25
slnple Ssociation. q

ID z ~ l8Ciupiu hrSoSiutiOU, oi
'Riehmond. has mortgaged its building
pow in comse of erection to the Fire As
sooiatiou. of Philadelphia, Pa, to secure
loan of SO, 900.
A monster meeting WIS held in the
court room at Hampton, Thursday night,
10 express the indignation of the people
of the town and county at the verdict OF
acouittal in the Haines murder case.
Fully eight hundred people were in the
room and about two hundred left. not
being able to get inside. People who
are rarely seen about at night or away
from their business were PIE .cnt to enter
,hcir solemn protest against the verdict
being taken a. the sense of the communi-
".
The ntw Methodist church at Montreal.
n Union revival meeting is in progress
at SCottsvillc.
r A. Ayers is building stone resi-
dence at Big stone Gap TO cost s25, 600.
sst9,apy g 800 x! X. rom f6iladeIp5ia
unveiled monument in the national
cemetery at Winchester, to the memory
of their commander, Gen. Russell. The
eXcursionists were Hospitality entertained
by the people Of Winchester
In Gray>on county, Sunday. John VI.
Young. aged iiftv-two, pua,rcled about
money with his father. aged eighty. and
shot him. The man will probably die.
Young escaped.
Captain r. II. d. Willis. of Company
c, First rooimcnt. Wcst Virginia Nation
al Guard, at Grafton, has tocn appointed
MAJ and brigade inspector.
An inmate of the So'di - Home,
while under the influence of liquor, was
run over by an electric car near hampton.
Wednesday night, and killed
ID. G. Arm trong Jr., Of Salem, was
ordained as foreign missionary to Cam
-.s.eeee- e--SAi.I
All along tho western side Of the Blue
Ridge mountains. north of Bucna Vista
and ovcI and br! ond the C,ntral water
shed Of the Valley there IS much activity
~ the old iron ore nine.
The suit of j. T. Sullivan against the
Piedmont Electric Illuminating Company,
at Lynchburg, has been compromised by
the payment Of $1,000 TO the plaintiff,
whose little son was killed about six
months ago by touching an exposed
wire.
A large hotel is building on the top Of
he mountain, i'll Smokers Gap, Clarke
county.
Correspondence from Washington
county, says: 'Our corn crop is the
best we have had for Il rumber of years.
And rs 10 the apple Cro:', the like has
never been seen and consequently apple
brandy will probably flow as water
in Northumberland county, dediCatesde de-1r-5t rw6
weeks ago, is alicady producing good
results. Bishop Van dc Vyver, of Rich
mond, who dedicated the cditicc, is much
impressed with the agricultural advart-
ages Of the Northern Neck, and is taking
steps TO secure foreign settlers for this
vicinity. RE viii nave circulated in the
Flemish settlements of the Nothwc't Il
printed prospectus showing the attrac
lions of the Northern Neck, and will
circulate the same prospectus IN Belgium
when hc g"c' there next spring. Rev.
nv Dinnccn Of Frederick ksbu.Y. is pas
tor of the new church.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

A Russian physician brought a libe,
suit against widower who had pasted
on the tombstone of his lately deceased
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

great sre9 rut Oh all bteezes, ana the
men are made still moro uncomfortable
by the vaEelcom6 ottentions of swarms
of mosquitoes. Th6 DRAMA GO company
is also making su1yey from Lake Okee-
chobeeesst to the Mantle. with view
of cutting canal a that direction.