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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
Fifty.one Miles Shooter.

In the completion and operation of the
South Bound railroad to Colombia, and
its connection with the Richmond q
Danvjlle railroad at thst point, the dis.
tance from Savannah 10 New York will
be ssened fifty-one miles over the pres.
ent mileage of the Atlantic Coast Line.
The Coast Line mileage now is nine hun.
dred and eighty one, and the South
bound aod the Richmond and DanvilIc
eight hundaed and sixty-scven miles.
The famous vestioule train of the Rich
mond & Danville now leaves New York
at $40 p. m, and reaches Charlotte,
n. c., the next morning at 7:d5 From
Charlotte to Savannah via Columbia and
the south bound, the distance Is two
hundred and fjf.y-three rH -
should be made easily 10 fiine kous! q
making 1t possible I, reach Savannah al
3:45 tho next afternoon, OF little more
than twenty-five hours out. the present
time by iiie fast mali train, No. 97 OF ehe
Coast Line, II about twenty-six hours.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST
A Fast Passenger Train D ashes
Into A Freight.
The Cars Telescoped, The Fireman
Killed, and Nineteen Ital-
ians Roasted.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Special The
morning freight train on the West Shore
road going west broke in two between
Port Byron and Montezuma, and the
last train No. dashed into the rear.
nv fhaf he ialSsHptv hack to warn the
G The fireman ofthe 'passenger train, .,gas
killed. Nineteen Italians, en- route to
Niagra Falls in the smoking car. wee
burned to death. and thirty or forty 9th
crs in the same car were injured. The
sleeping car was burned, but it is sup.
posed that nearly al the passengers were
rescued The injured were brought to
Syracuse and are being cared for. The
bodies of the killed bavc been brought
here for Identification. Among the in
jurcd is the member of an Opera Co
who died on the way here
The scene of the accident is four miles
from Port Byron and two from Montezu
M. Trainmen say that more killed arc
in the wreck. A dense fog prevailed
over the Montczuma marshes and envcl-
oped the train and tracks
Physicians and other aid were sent
from Syracuse, Auburn, Montczuma and
Port Byron. The scene at the wreck is
described rs terrible
~ ~ " CioSN u "ttGkiHS iidlu DIOuEnJ
the killed and wounded here, and ambu-
lances, police patrol wagons and hacks
sfSRdst Aatstst satftsts 10 Procession through the
dertak,r's rooms.
Michael Belgin, of Buffalo, fireman OF
the passenger train, was instantly killed,
Engineer Patrick Ryan, of Buffalo. had
his chest crushed and is in the hospital
here OF the 90 Italians in the smoking
car, one only escaped injury, and he was
on the platform, usually considered the
place of greatet danger. Seventeen in
iurcd Italians were brought to Syracuse,
some of whom will probably die. 1t is
now said that nobody in the sleeping cal
was badly hurt, and all passengers who
were able were brought here on the Cen
trail train. The bodies of the killed arc
held at Port Byron, where Corner Stew
| art will hold an inquest.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
llyllll! -
A Deficit shown.

BosroN, Especial. The Kansas CT
Memphis and Birmingham road statement
shows deficit for the year ending JunA
30th last of $179,O0O, against a surplus
of $50. 90 last year. The Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis road shows a
balance for dividend for the year ending
June 3Oth, OF 1886, $50 against $500. l57
the previous year. The figures show IL
deficit of $l6, 1886 against surplus Of
$123,272 in 1890. The directors voted
that consideration ola dividend upod
contracts foa preferred stock be postponed
until the result of The earnings for the
calendar year of 1891 be ascertained and
that dividend upon common stock be
passed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
North Cardinals First Coke Furnace.

The first coke furnace ever built in
North Carolina is under cont act The
Cranberry furnace now makes coke iron
which it sells at ahigh price in Pittsburg
for Besscmer steel purposes, but this fur
mace was not originally for using coke.
1t is small furnace intended for char
coal iron. The new coke furnace. for
the building of which a contract has been
let, will be located at Greensboro, and
will he owned by the North Carolina
Steel and Iron Co., of that city. The
building of this furnace opens the -era
of iron making in North Carolina on a
large scale, for the iron ore wealth of
The state is so great that il must become
| agreat ron producing section.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
! Nine-Million Dollar Railroad
Record.

CHARLESTON, 8. c., Tsp cial THO,
biggest railroad deal of the century has
just developed here. A. 3. Morton,
vice-president of the Cincinnati and
Cape Fear railroad, who was here last
week, had recorded in Brrkely county
mortgage for $4,000, 900 on property of
that road. The pr je is to run the
road from Norfolk to Charleston, east of
the Atlantic Coast Line, enter ng the
city on bridge across the Cooper river,
crossing Ashley river and going down to
Savannah.
The company now controls tn line
built from Norfolk to Southport, N. c.,
and is engaged in constructing line
from Southport to Conway, s. c. From
there the road will be extended via
Georgetown down to Charl, ston. The
company has purchased the franchise OF
the Mount Pleasant and Little River rail.
road with all the necessary land grants.
The new road will, tits said, give the
shortest route north and west now in ex-
istence
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
Alliance Men Holding Back Wheat.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Especial THE
Alliance men in this section seem to he
taking seriously the advice given by the
order to hold wheat for higher prices.
One result here is that millers are rorm-
ing league to purchase Wes'crn grain.
claiming that the middle Tennessee farm
crs, with the Alliance behind them will
sell only at enormous prices. Wheat has
gone up from S29 to 80 cents in week,
and flour has advanced % cents per bar
rel. AS a matter of fact the mills have
so far succeeded in running on East Ten
ntssee wheat, but the supply will he in
adequate to the wants of the flour max.
ORC
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
Notes of Foreign Happenings.

Hawaiian newspapers announce that
the Hon. j. Mott Smith has succeeded
Widemann as Minister of Finance.
The Car and Czarina of Russia, the
Grand Duke Alexis, and the Minister of
War have started for Finland. They will
make the journey in the imperial yacht
Derjava
A committee of the Argentine Senate
has approve d a bill authorizing provis-
sional issue of $50, coo, 900. and the es.
tablishmcut of the Argentine National
Bank to liquidate the affairs of the pres
ent National Bank.
The Commission appointed by the
Pope to investigate the recent losses to
the IT. Peters Pence fund have already
found deficiency, which is said to
amount 10 80, 900, 900 iIc The Com
mission has not yet cotcluded its in
vestigations
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
INGALLS, IN THE SOUTH.
Treated Coldly at First, but He FL
nally Catches the Approval
of His Hearers

ATLANTA, GA, Special. On his mi.
tlal trip to the South ex-senator Ingalls,
did not have what might be called a very
fiattering reception. Notwithstanding
the fact that for several weeks the home
ly face Of the Kansas statesman out -ofa-
job has adorned billboards, and column
after column of newspaper space an
nouucing his coming and calling him the
nations greatest living orator, when he
stepped from the sic ping car on his ar
rival here today he did not even have, as.
<imnch as drummer's welcome. ..s,.
PEELED to inquire Of PolicemaHyhe~SSSy|
to the nearest hotel Juggling his own va
lise.
FIe registered and, to use his own
words in talking to a newly made ac-
quaintance. "Confound if ANYBODY rec
ognized me, even after had signed my
name.
He went Immediately to his room and
endcavored TO take a nap. In this he
was not disturbed Ss his only callers
were the hotel bell boy and couple of
newspaper men.
In the afternoon he boarded n train
for the Georgia Chautau1ua. where be
was met bv party Of citizens and
band, which played ''Dixic" in the shrill-
est key.
There were probably 300 people wait
ing On the hotel piazza to greet the great
orator. Mrs. Lease, 1.-The woman who
beat Ingalls," occupied conspicuous po-
sition in front of the crowd. She re-
garded tho ex-senator with a triumphant
smile.
pc, Nr% r%uEp Epgalllts addressed about 2,50o peo-
when he discussed the war and The race
question finally caught his audience. and
at the conclusion of his address all agreed
that he richly deserved the $500 for
which he was induced to ''come down
SCuth -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
AFTER UNCLE SANS MONEY.
A Plot to Rob the United States
Treasury.

WAsHINGrpN, d. c., Especial. The
secretary of the treasury has been advised
that a bold attempt will he made during
the present month to rob the treasury by
" strong and determined band of men
organized for that purpose" The plan is
to start fires in various parts Of the city
for the purpose of diverting the att cntion
of the police, and then to overpowcr the
treasury watchman. aud boot the vaults.
The information was given in letter
signed by the "King of the Tramps," :"
who explained his knowledge Of the plot
by the statement that he was leader of
the band The letter was referred to the
captain O: the watch with instructions to
give the visitors proper reception.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14

4 Thirty thousand toas, or two thousand
carloads, of staff will be used 10 the con.
struction Of the main buildings of the
Exposition at Chicago. It has been de-
cided that all of the buildings will be
faced with this material. Statf was in.
vented in France about 1875, and first
used in the buildings of the Paris Expo.
sition' in 1878. 1t is composed chiefly
of powdered gypsum, the other constit-
uents being alumni, glycerine aud dsx-
trine. These are mixed with water
without heat, and cast In molds in any
desired shape and allowed to harden.
The natural color is murky white, but
other coiors are produced by external
washes, rather than by additional ingre-
dients. To prevent brittleness the ma
terial is cast around a coarse cloth, bag.
ging or oakum. The casts are shallow.
like, and about half an inch thick. They
may be in any form--in imitation of cut
stone, rock, faced stone, holdings, or
the most delicate designs. For the low.
or portions of the walls the material is
mixed with cement, which makes it hard.
Staff Is impervious to water, aud is q
permanent building material, although
its cost is less than one.tenth Of that Of
marble or granite.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
THE SLEEPING CAR TRAGEDY.
Death of d. F. Connell, who was Shot
by the Unknown Highwayman.

CHARLoTTEsvILLE, VA, Especial. l.
Daniel F. Connell, the capitalist of Ports
mouth, Ohio, who was shot by some un-
known person while lying in his berth
on the Pullman sleeping car on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio train last Saturday
morning, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning at Wrights Hotel. He was
conscious to the last moment, and his
LAST words were, 'Tm getting blind. ("
He did not think he would die until just
few moments before death. His wife,
daughter, and four sons were with him.
He had nine children. lie mad, no
statement except that the assassin delib-
eratcly shot him after demardiMg ffs
money which was refused.
Mr.. Come was born in WelIsburg,
w. Va, aud was G3 years old He made
will yesterday. His remains were taken
to lis home at 5 80 in the afternoon
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
LEE COLLECTED THE MONEY
And Then Skipped Out For Parts
Unknown.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Special. /
Frank A. Lee, Il young man who came
here two years ago from Tenn ssee, and
has been working in the telephone ex-
change, collecting and assistinn.in keep
ing up the instruments, collectcu,some-
thing over three hundred do lar, max
ing out bills from the books without the
knowledge of the manager. Lee went
off duty Monday night. securing sub
,Sst Sstitute to work in his place. lie did not
,r..lert for duty in the morning, and Mana
'ls1 Walker never suspected anything un-
til he called on four or five subscribers.
and found that they had payed their
bills yesterday to Lee. The young man
is about eighteen yeats of age end rather
good-looking. He left no trace ais to
where he went
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14

"Ministers have their trials" observes
the Chicago Herald, "but they know
how 10 bear them without wearing out
prennaturely. The neurology of Audover
Theological Seminary for 1890 showed
that of the forty-six graduates who had
died two were over ninety years of age,
one Of them ninety-sevcn, nineteen were
between eighty and ninety, fourteen were
between seventy aud eighty, and only
one was under fifty. The average age
was seventy-six years and eight months.
No wonder that iiie Insurance. agents are
friendly to clergymen.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14

The recent outburst against the Prince
Of Wales is, says London Truth, proof
positive that loyalty in the old sense Of
the word has ceased to exist. The
Queen is respected as woman, but not
as tho descendant OF line of Kings.
The monarchy rests upon the fra yile basis
OF the good conduct OF the occupant of
the throne. As a principle it has alrea iy
disappeared. 1t has become m,rc qu,s.
tion OF expediency whether we shall have
. King or do without one. Kingship
will last out my time. but It is do,msi,
Whether Eaglsna laasihi ,aH esiaes moi
know; but republic England is like,f
to become before fifty years have cx.
pired.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14

Athanasius, the brigand who cap
tured train 10 Turkey the other day,
seems to be picturesque and gentle
rufiian Of the operate sort. He is de-
scribed as very handsome, about thirty
I've years old, dressed with scrupulous
care, aud wearing white Oriental cloak.
To the women on the train he behaved
with grace and gallantry, assuring them
that he warred not with the fair EEK. He
treated his captives with much consid-
Grafton, and when a kid was stolen gave
them the meaty bits and was content to
pick the bones himself In letter
which he wrote to Greek newspaper in
Constantinople he said he meant to keep
SIC, 900 Of the ransom for himself, di-
vide $4,000 among his six associates,
and give $i2, 900 to the poor. He fur
ther requested that the messenger con-
veying the money should be authorized
70 spend part OF It in buying seven
wooden shirts, tobacco, cigarette, papers,
rix revolyers, six smb,r cigarette hold
srs and six pocket knives for the use Of
his band. When his captives were re-
leased he kissed them aud gave each OF
than S2S for pocket-money. Il would
bs almost petnfai TO hear that this
romantic robter qualified himself for
a - b.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
A Cruel Joke on q Bank.

CARE MAY, N. j., Especial. THE
foolish joke of II year old boy started
run on the Cape May branch of the
New Jersey Trust aud Safe Deposit Co ;,
of Cambridge, and the joker is now in
Jail in default of one thousand dollars
bail. He told an old colorcd employee
Of the Stockton hotel that the bank was
broke, and the old man ran for his cash
telling other depositors as he ian why
he wcst. The rhmor flew rapidly and a
crowd sooa collected asking for their
money. The true state of the case was
made known and by noon the run had
ceased. This is Cape Mays busy season
and deposits were very heavy, but the
:. Tor any 1urtner rYrarrrcs o,s eistl ,sv.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
FUSION IN LOUISIANA.
The Anti-Lottery Democrats and
Farmers Alliance to Unite
On Ticket.

New ORLEANS, Especial. The con.
ference between the Farmers Alliance
and the anti-lottery Democrats, at La
fayctte, has resulted in an agreement by
which joint ticket will be nominated.
The Farmers Alliance will name the
Governor, Treasurer, and the Superin-
tendent of Public Education, and the
Anti-Lottery League, the Lieutenant
Governor, Auditor, Attorney General,
and Secretary of State.
These nominations are to be made by a
Convention elected by all white voters
who are opposed to the lottery and after
ward submitted TO the Democratic Stat e
Convention. The Alliance endorsed this
agreement, and at once nominated T S.
Adams, its President and State Com
missioner of Agriculture, for Governor.
The campaign will be made almost alto =
gether on the lottery issue.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
FLORIDA at the worlds Fair.

The farmers of Florida appear 20 be
as heartily in favor of grsat State dis
play at the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position as are their Virginia brethern.
A Stat. convention is to be held at Or
la do. Orange county, October 7th, to
organize for efficient work, Statcwise,
and to raise funds to enable her to enter
Into Il competitive rivalry with California.
The citrus exhibits of those States de-
lighted all visitors, and surprised the
majority who attended the first New
OIL ans Exposition Since then money,
enterprise and pop,lati have poured
.9slesilay -apd -nverywhere through all
SHIIsYs9RSa1 IYRSa1 = Z, -, 80 deter
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14
The tennessee Legislature.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Especial. : Gov
ernor Buchanan has issued call for tho
forty seventh general assembly to meet In
extra session Monday, August 3fst. he
announced sevelal days ago that he ouid
convene the general assembly August
nth. but was induced to postpone the
sssemblying Of the body two weeks by
yery urgent letters from members who de-
sired to feel their constituents upon the
important questions that are to be con-
sidered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14


1t is estimated that the products of
agriculture this year at fair prices will
amount to 81, oo0, 10000.
+%s**+
B. B. Turner, OF Broad Run, Va. saws
that he has organizeda sufficient pumbcr
of sub-Allianc s. in Fairfax TO form
county organization,
*+&+
While Congrcssrnan Jerry Simpson has
been toiling on the Alliance stump in
Georgia his wife has been cooking for
gang of threshers who are Gearing up a
600-acre lot of wheat owned by him near
Medic ne Lodge, Ksnsas.
+***+
1t now seems probable, says the Ma
tional Economist. that the president of
the Louisiana State Union will be the next
governor of 1Iis- -SttssAass SSttssAas
+t**s*
j. Fount Tillman, of the Executive
Board, is now in Washington, having re-
turned from u visit to the West to mr.
range for the next meeting of the SUI
prcme Council, He now believes tlat
lndianaI oils will he selected.
*+* ***
The idea of restricting next years cot
ton acreage is taking root among the
farmers. All ov,r the nth they are
passing resolutions on the subject. The
latest action reported is that of the Ogl!-
thorpe County, Georgia, Alliance, in
which Rev. j. B. Gibson's resolution,
pledgingthe members to plant only ten
acres to the niue, in case of a concerted
plan, was adopted. "A like resolution
was also passed by. the 6iecklenburg
county, N. c., A}Igapce, last week.
NASHVILLE, q, Especial. l-Tht
- 1RS GS0R now being recss;iaeij ecss;u, /
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-14

OF bright eyed girl at Pcrsimmon under
the escort of Hugh Amerson was the cul.
mlnatlon OF romance which began in
Macon county, N. C. BY the light of
hickering candle they were married by
the local Squire, and now bid def
ancc to their enemies. Hugh Amerson
runs country store on the North Caro-
tna line, aud ~a young man of IRE
proachablc charaoer. Among his custo.
mers from Macon county was the daugh-
Ter OF Arty McGhec. She met with so
much favor in the storekeeper's eyes that
n made bold to call on her at her home.
Ill uncons cious of the fact that the Farm
ers' All ance had declared war upon him
and his sort. 1t was not until the girls
father told him that the boys objected to
ne i5taY s6S AiIia6se Esa debated,
the subject Of store men counting the
best girls, and had passed resolutions
oblecting to such proceedings. This
only made AmersOn the more determin-
cd. lie went to the county church last
Sunday and arranged with his sweet
heat to elopc At 3 o'clock on Tues
day morning he had his horses ready and
ti.d out in the woods. Miss McGhec
wa' waiting for his signal, and soon they
were on full gallop for the Georgia line.
Reaching tdSSsa9Ise of a friend in the
early morning, they remained hid until
evening, when they resumed their
journey. They reached Persimmon at Q
o'clock and were duly married.
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UsURY AGAINST FARMERS DEFEATED.
AUGUSTA, GA.-Judgc Emory Speer,
in tho TTpitoI Stotac n,cfr;cf (,onrf E.,
tho Southern District Of Georgia, has
rendered an important decision in the
case of Turner G.. Thomas, administrator,
VS.. The American Freehold, Land and
Mortgage Company, of London, on notes
payable at the office of the Corbin Bank
ing Company, of New Yark---Th;
pany lends money to farmers and takes
mortgages on land to secure payments.
Under the terms of the agreements the
company had right to forclose on fail
urc to meet any note when due. This
was done in the Thomas case, and judg-
ment was entered up in the United States
Court according to the terms of agree
ment. Administrator Thomas brought a
motion to set aside the judgment and
sale made Hereunder ON the ground that
the contract was conditional, and though
no defence was filed the court could NJ
enter judgment except on the verdict of
a jury declaring that the conditions had
been violated. The case was argued some
weeks ago aud Judge Speer has rendered
decision sustaining the above position.
Hundreds of similar judgements have
been taken throughout this section ant
the decision will probably give rise to cx
J tcpsiys. litigation. In the Thomas case tn,
- ~ ''oq1 20 sccrt o. $4,000, of whic,