The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-17


great apprehension and distrust among
the holders of Kansas securities, and is,
rs VIC believe, doing the people of this
causing the withdrawal of all foreign
capital from our State, thereby rendering
1t impossible for the debtor class of our
people to renew their mortgages or even
pay their interest accruing thereon; there
fore be it
Rcsoire,i, That it is the sense of this
Senate that no wild or visionary measure,
calculated in its nature or by its provi-
sions to injurio,,sly affect the people of
this State or the credit of the same, can
or shall pass this body.
The House, in Committee of the Whole,
has recommended the passage of Sena-
tor Richtcr's Alien Land Ownership bill.
The measure is most stringent one, and
provides that aliens who now own land
in the State must dispose of it in ten
years under penalty of forfeiture to the
State. Aliens who acquire by inheritance
or in satisfaction of debt must sell it
within five years from the time of secur-
ing title. Corporations, 90 per cent. of
whose stock is owned by aliens, are pro-
hibited from owning over 1000 acres Of
Land.
FARMERS ALLIANCE NOTES.
The National organizer of the Farmers
Alliance is now in Oregon, and he sends
word that the wheat raisers there are
docking to the Alliance standard.
The Kansas Alliance leader, who
lately hoisted the name of ex-senator
ingalls, as the Alliance candidate for
President, has not yet met with any
encouragement.
The Alliance in the State of Washing
ton, which held convention lately, took
no action in behalf Of third party but
Farmers Alliance Exchange held con-
vcntion at Birmingham, Ala. Meas
ures were adopted regarding the hand
ling of this years cotton crop and the
establishment of cotton tie factory, and
other business of practical kind was
transacted.
Several branches Of the Farmers ALI
ancc have recently been organized in
New Hampshire. The charge that
Senator Chandler has been coquetting
with the Alliance is the subject of great
deal of speculation in both parties in the
State.
The Boston Herald has obtained inter
views regarding the Farmers Alliance
from large number of the Old Changers
of Massachusetts, Nearly every one of
them says that the Alliance cannot find
favor in the New England States.
According to the Secretary of the
Minnesota Alliance, there are over So
600 members of the organization in that
State; and both of the political parties
are afraid of its power. -.
The leaders Of the Kansas Alliance arc
preparing for the local elections next
month. The women are even more
active in the political field than they
were last year.
The Nationalists Of Rhode Island WIG
are anxions to join forces with the Farm
crs' Alliance, have nominated full State
ticket for the spring elections on a
Socialistic platform. The candidate for
Governor is an engineer, the candidate
FOR Lieutenant Governor is ncwsde aler
and the other candidates are mechanics
or shopkeepcrs. The New Nation saws:
"To the Nationalists of Rhode Island
has been reserved the distinction of
bringing out the first full-hedged party
ticket"
Some of the Western farmers are hav-
ing hard luck. The following pathetic
announcement is made in the news COL
umns of Nebraska paper: "John
Thompscn's dogs are all dead but
twelve"