The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-18

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The Alliance tobacco warehouse at
LyncnDurg, va, up to August first. has
proved valuable help to the farmers of
| .nat section, saving them about s.. 600
/ In the storage and sale of over ), 900. 600
pounds of tobacco.
The Citrograph, of Redlands. Cal
states that William Penn Rogers, Prcsi.
dent OF the San Bernardine County Far.
mers' Alliance, sent letters to secretarvs
OF Farmers Alliances in all the eastern
growing States, and the answers
show that the seasons crop of peaches
vii be light one, with few executions.
Ihe report from Maryland and Delaware
estimates the yield at $4. 900, 600 baskets
= not heavy crop and not more than
enough to supply the green fruit market
In Illinois the crop is reported bette,
than usual, though it is never heavy
there. The reports from the different
States also say that dried fruit of last
These facts ne indiseaaaaes saa sells fIs e. high figure
good demand d for this years output Of
of dried fruits.
State Lecturer Clarence B. Collins. of
the Florida Alliance is another of those
famous humorists who have written some
OF the most tender and fearful sketches
In the English language. Last week
his Alliance department in the Florida
Dispatch, of Jacksonville, contained one
of his most beautiful and touching artl-
clcs entitled That Old Faded Letter
From My Dead Bow" 1t was written,
In Camp, near Chattanooga" and told
of the fearful battle of Chickamauga. A
few months later the seventeen ycar-old
hero in the faded gray jacket was dead.
and his stricken p parents waited in vain
how many homes the same might De re-
corded.
An eloquent anti-Alliance stumper was
asked the other day how he proposed to
increase the circulating medium2 He
answered by the free coinage of silver
He was told that it was good as far as it
went; but if the silver output was all
coined it would not add twenty cents a
head to the vo,ume of currency. But
there is doubt about having free silver
coinage. Carlisle, Mile, Cleveland and
other bosses are saying that the free sill
yer issue must be kept in the rear in the
next presidential canvass; but the masses
must have their say as we'll as the bosses.
AS the Felicinna, La, Sentinel sarcas-
tically cried out, ''step up, gentleman.
before all fhe fat things are gone, and if
you don't see what you want, just ask
for it at the Alliance cooperative politi
cal store" The New Orleans Picnyune
| retorted that cit is just possible that the
Alliance farmers may reserve an office or
two for themselves in the next deal"
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The Pike County (Ala) Alliance wants
the State Alliance to put in motion some
plan for general reduction all over the
| South of cotton acreage. 1t thinks that
5000, 900 bales of cotton for the South
means 'empty corn cribs, poor stock,
half-paid preachers, illiterate children
and i'll scowlipg wives" God save us
from such.
At the recent Alliance rally in Downs,
Osborne County, 10000 people were
present. The procession was two miles
long. The demonstration about para
lyzed the old party managers in that
section. Congressman Davis oration
! ucalt SlSuRe- ndulmeT DIOWS against the
OWLS of which the people are COM
planning.
All reports TO the contrary notwith,
standing, the Alliance in Kansas is more
compact, stronger, influential and de
tsrmined 10 fight il osit 10 Il finish, thar
ever before. - Atehison Champion.
The Farmers Alliance elevator al
Beloit, one of the most commodious on
the Central Branch Road. is open foi
business - Weekly Rep"blie.
The Citizens Alliance is sn,eadin2
everywhere. A strong one has just been
organized at Birmingham. Ala.
During the month Of July there were
organized in Ohio 40 Sub All ances
with a membership of 10000.
Pennsylvania is awakening TO tn
to the situation. The All ance is alread
$4,000 strong,