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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
A NATIONAL ALLIANCE ENcAMFMENr.

BALTIMORE, Md, (Special1 1.-The
American says that the NationaE Farm
ers Alliance will hold their encafnpment-
in Maryland, near this city, and that the
annual encampmcnt will be hdd here
every year, certainly for the mkt five
yeals, and it is probable that a Ute will
be purchased and the encampmen' located
here permanently This year the en-
campment will be held in Se,tember.
About two hundred acres of lanSwill be
needed for the encampment andan audi
torium will be erected which will seat
10000. The encampment will last two
weeks and $50, 900 persons may be ex-
pected to be present. The Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads have
made liberal offers to secure the .ncamp.
ment along their lines.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
TRAGEDY AT A DANCE,
george Futch Shoots Willie Dowl;ne
and His Father

A Starke, Fla, special s,vs. WIN; :,
bowling was shot and killed o,d " '!t hi
,a.ner, I, Joseph Bowling, perhaps fot,n,: ,s
"ounuec by George Futch. Wednnsdass
IL g about fifteen miles west of Lora
Inc trouble occurred at the hon a NJ
Hncrum Adkins during the proaress m
md ssSs9sIG ssB8seM ~ = a
lore BE Jsace biaks "a, sud, they. fought,
old man Dowling fDaly tdkihgs hand.
futch got enough and asked to be
turned loose" Then Bowling let him
20. Then Futch slipped back, pulled
"ul his pistol, and began firing.
The first shot struck Willie Bowling
over the region of the heart, killing him
instantly Futch had fired three shots
ut Joseph Bowling the father, the first
entering the upper part of the right
thigh, the next entering the right lower
"i'ion of the abdomen. and the last en-
'cring the right groin
Futch then ran through the front gate
and turned and fired another shot into
the crowd, dangerously wounding az
orphan boy named Narncs A posse
started pursuit of Futch at once, but so
far nothing has been heard from him.
These people are we'll connected and
among the best citizens of Bradford
county. In fact, Joseph Bowling bears
the reputation of being one of the best
and most prosperous farmers in the coun.
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-aM,ann-yTI
Foolish Engineering.

WEST POINT, NEB., Especial. ]-Th:
. .eatest flood in this city's history occur
d here yesterday almost completely sub
merging the business part Of the city.
,ast year the city council filled up a
urge creek that flowed through West
Point, but made no provision for carrying
eway the water. Yesterday heavy rain
storm set in and the old creek turned into
:he main street.
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NUMBER 3f

MeeTwards amid the firing of ca,no, bv
~ Rockbridge artillery the cors 10y
3"fied by little Julia and the veil fol, was
posing to view the statue. Milit.ru Ga
civic organizations then passed in view anI of
the statue through the cemetery m 49, o'
ping OUT OF line thug s.scied tbeir
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31

.ion would return to the Republican
party. Now, this was made of the whole
cloth. The president of the Alliance
came came out in card denouncing the whole
t;on tiony as a falschood; No such resolution
aon was ever introduced, yet it gets in
print, and people who read only the mar
tlsan papers fancy the Alliance has zone
10 pieces IN Kansas, and that its members
VIII 60 straightway back to their old love
the Republican party" ''' '''e'
II want to tell you that such notions
are absurd In Kansas today we have
from $4,000 to 10000 members g,i~aS
since since the adoption of the Ocala platform
Does that look like losing strength9 We
are growing faster than ever and ore
thoroughly united" "'e
viii there be third ticket in the
: : stra;,n. rei,dentlal race2 l will give you
straight answer: SO far as the Northwest
Is concerned the third party has come to
stay l. twill have "a ticket in the f,ald.thsa
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east has been robk by fhe tunSphisti-
c.ted Pioneers must command den the
admiration of their victims.
The thirty second judicial ditrict is
composed OF six counties-Sewarl. Stew
ems and Morton, on the southern ine be-
tween Kansas aud No Mans Land and
Grant, Haskell and Stanton joininr them
on the north. Each of these couities is
"a miles square. A few years age eyery
re of their area belonged 10 the govern.
ment. Since. then they have been taken
up by alleged farmers, who as soon thew
could secure title from the land office.
mortSaged them to loan companies for
all the agents would advance and aban-
doned them.
Now the loan companies are in undis-
puted possession of 80 per cent. of the
claims, and about the only remaining ey-
idcnce that the country was ever popu-
lated are the ruins of sod houses and dug
outs that dot the broad plai4 at. regular
tfEna& ass aesafthiu Indication that
the little hut is occupied, and that waite,
is being pumped for the familys use
from depth ranging from 100 to 1s(
feet. &e
Towns which were abiding places for.
merly Of from 500 to 5000 people are
now either entirely deserted or nearly
so. County seats which contain fully
100 business, houses seldom have over
three in use, and
THE ARE ENOUGH BUILDINGS
to furnish two for each man woman and
child resident. City lots, which were
once in demand at $1,000 each, and
many of which have brought $4,000,
. now have no value, and their owners do
ot pretend to pay taxes upon them.
These counties were organized in pros
porous times, when eastern loan compa-
nies, through their agents, were dealing
..,,s by thoussads o5nlaEs to ho.
4 TNrse Hy t;S uuUugn 70 entitle7 them to county
organization under the state law, while
now there is not one that has half enough.
Abortive attempts at farming have al
most invariably proved complete failures,
and the only crop that has been raised
has been one of bonds and mortgages.
Commencing Monday, July 81, a Farm
ers' Alliance and Knights of Labor en-,
campment began at Sulphur Springs,
Texas, to continue five days. The
programme is modelled upon the Chau-
tauquan system, and includes
addresses each day from we'll known
lecturers, the following speakers being
of the number: Prof. C. Vincent, Sena-
tor PETER, President Evan Jones, Harry
Tracy, NJ. w. Wilkins, r. w. Coleman,
II. s. p. Ashby, w. s, Morgan, G. W.
: M,,pc,; glH IF Farmer, Ralph Beau
gathering Of labor peol IT sheld il
Texas was present. Groa sNpod and
water were provided fbr those who
were camped.
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Chattanooga labor union aepoun,ceee, nee

Chattanooga labor union denouncc.
convict labor, and petitioned Governor
buchanan to summon the Legislature in
extra session to consider the subject.
Mr.. Barker, of Pittsburo. Pa. and
Others are eudcavoripg of organize a
$500, 900 stock company for the nurnoss
Of erecting steel plant at ]: spcr.
committee has bccn investigating as
70 the advisability of constructing canals
between the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers and between the Tennessee and
mississippi rivers. These canal inks Ito
os 90 or go miles in length will, it is
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Z
an end to their int ylerance, prescription,
and denunciation of our order and its
principles there will be third ticket in
the South also. There is a great deal of
human nature among Alliance men. They
have stood good deal from the Demo
cratic leaders, but are growing weary and
may turn on their detractors"
'Is it true that you have demanded
the resignation of President Hall, of the
Missouri State Alliance, being he is op
posed to the sub-treasury plank"
"About as true as the story that as
commander of a Confederate brigade |
had some prisoners shot in cold blood at
Gettysburg. | never got hi9h her than third
lieutenant and the Union soldiers l had
executed existed in the fertile brain OF
partiZan editor. No, President Hall has
not been asked out of the order have
had some correspondence with him and
think that he with Wade of Tennessee
and McAllister and Beeman, of Mlssissip-
pi. are making sad mistakes in deyiatina.
"What about the charges that DR.. Ma
cune has sold out to the protective tariff
advocatesl"
THAT is on par with the other stuff.
We never notice the calamnies directed
against our prominent men. The public
has got so used to the fakes of the party
organs that little dependence is placed in
what such papers say"
Col Polk has been lecturing in New
York State to enthusiastic audiences, and
will start shortly for Georgia, where he
is to make speech making tour in COM
pany with Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, Hon.
Jerry Simpson, and Mrs. Digges, of
Kansas
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& ri SuVIton INC ulStauce to the
sSuii by J, 100 miles. J.. j. Williams of
jackson, is chief engineer.
GEORGTA
GEORGIA.

tory.
savannah will probably build second
garbage crcmatory.
"A grand reunion of the surviving vete.
rams OF the famous Forty second Georgia
reg ment took place Wednesday, at
Grant Park, Atlanta.
AZ meeting of Brunswick citizens
thc Southeast Georgia Fair Association
was organized for The purpose of holding
an annual fair in Glyun.
virgil Steed has sold $3.50 worth of
"atermclons for the cash in Talbotton
since the opening of the season off of
TWO acres of land, on which he made
less than one thousand pounds of seed
cotton last year.
captain Dempster, of the Salvation.
Hrn1 - ~.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
OTHER STATES.

The last of the jury bribery cases was
tried in New Orleans and resulted in an
acquittal,
The law of Mississippi require three
SeetGHu Of ne IeevaFX,yqterai ,EiYst, to register,
he must be able to construe, the Copstitus
ton of the State. This last clause is
vague and uncertain, and under it one
half the voters of the State can be de-
priyed of the right of suffrage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
Z VOL. XXH.--N EV1ssnnalu

enlo - and sSkt Il sS6 years there
win be meme Of the commodity left for
manufacturing purposes and but little for
domestic use either in that State or in
Indiana.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
POLK IN wAsHINaroN.

Washington Post: An intGesting
talker. because his words ring wsh the
sincerity of honest conviction, is Col. l..
n. Polk, OF North Carolina, president of
the1 liass IS sSsId Md, scarcely : ss:, J.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31

children whom she had NOT becn f'e',.iFs-
ted to see for so long time. She en-
braced them warmly and appeared mu' h
affected, holding little Thomas in her
arms during the oration. Julia sat
alone. After the oration the parade was
continued to the cemetery, forming in
rear of it at two o'clock.
At2:15 Mrs Stouewall Jackson and
her two little grand children, Julia Jack
son { hris ian and Thomcs Jackson Chris
tian, assembled the stand accompanied by
CAPTAIN John Carmichael. Two minutes
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
FLORIDA.

Gilmore & Davis have secured contra,,
,or the erection of building 60x72 feet
ior ,he state Industrial College for col.
ored students, at Tallahassee.
w.. II. Braden, farmer, was shot
tuesday at Mundun's Point, on the SUI
bothen, Who told Thin that he had come
either to get rations or kill him."
The doors of the First National bank
of Palatka closed last week, and notice
thereon says that they will remain closed
until the arrival of a national bank ex-
aminer. This bank was regarded as one
of the staunchest in the state.
So far July in Florida has been de-
hghtful Another month of the weather
would break up the northern exodus.
There has been for the past few years
says the Times Union, great cry for
younger blood" in the supreme court of
Florida. The "blood" seems to be Young
enough now, and the work of disposing
OF cases is certainly going on more rapid.
ly than in the past.
A Fairbanks special says: The
shipment of pears and putting up fruit
seems tn ba tho thing al thi. ,,lS>-.-Irl--z
orange crop is decided success, aud
DOtH nut -nregs anu waucruclons are very
delscious this year.
The pineapple movement is about end
ed. This years crop was the biggest in
the history of Florida.
A well-kuown railroad man estimates
that $50 tons of phosphate are shipped
from Florida per day.
A big ship arrived in Fernandina,
Monday, and is loading with phosphate
Four other large phosphate ships are ex-
pected daily, and Fernandina's people
are jubilant in consequence.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
ALLIANCE j kIMENT.
Everything Mortgaged ii South.
western Kansas.
South.
Counties With Small ropul4 ion. and
Large Debts the Quito (ne of
Wildcat Settling schebes.

Southwestern Kansas boats of the
shrewdtst financiers in the Wild, writes
Topeka correspondent of be Boston
tho,, a ~ no" the people liy} and what
zlo2 tha an nope Iof IN the fntnd have puz-
s.ea S the brains of the eastefh Tart of the
State for many years.
Inc attention which the recht killing
OF Col Sam Wood has tdrnd towards
,ne district bordering on No An,s Land
nai,l;s nai besa,,sa :; ln bsspgias fss 2 lsa,
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only Of medium sf$i

tractive face full Of kdness ana gooa
humor. Ills hair Is iron,gfay anu ms
long pointed beard nearly wn'.c. ~
looks about FIVE and pity, ana aresse' 'n
good taste. =,
''The partisan pn{ nc saio' ,,sI ,s iuli
You must have hear of the alleged ac-
tion of the kansas 81; y Alnance, 10 uic
effect that, as the Sol was nov. lep'es. =.
was q schenaa sos.aa he country in the
next nat;ona, e,.e.;, ~ 49, Cor the Democracy,
and tberefors ~ W Alliance in aues-
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gest liar in Harrisburg. Mrs. McArtMif
slapped the captains face at the time for
using such approhious language.
The colored state fremen's tourna-
ment was held at Augusta last week, with
companies present from Macon, Athens.
authbert, Americus, Washington
GAINESVILLE and Albany The first named
captured the 800 reel race prize.
The Atlanta city council h s ratified
me contract OF the waer commission for
inc three pumping engines for the new
water works; also adopted bill for pre-
sen'ation IN the legislature authorizing
,he issuance of $500, 200 of water works
bonds.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-31
'STONEWALL" JACKSON.
Inc 3Oth Anniversary of Manassa,
Fifty Celebrated.
ihe Statue of the Great cavo,ru
Leader Unveiled at
Lexington.

LEXINGTON, VA Especial. The 3otb
annlversary san OF the first battle of Manas.
thusiasm. WIN great en-
Inc village was bright and bustlino
Mith color, while 10000 strangers as,
;embled :; within its environs to participate
IN the exercises incident to the unveiI;n1
ol the monument symbolic of the estee,,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
no.,h - Edward #. Thompson.

Mr.. Edward F. Thompson died at 1880
O'clock last night at his home, No. l1C8
west Main street. after a months illness
with the grip.
Mr.. Thompson, through his impetuous
and active spirit. would not give up ana
only took to his bed Tuesday morning,
and he was up short while in the fore
noon of yesterday, but was taken worselater
in the day. and rapidly expired OF conges-
ton Of the lungs.
The deceased was born In Hanover
county, and was about fifty years old and
served through the entire war. He was a
brother of j.. III. Thompson, the well-known
shoe dealer on Broad street, and was one
OF the firm of w. N. Thompson & Brother,
who do business on Main street between
Eighth and Ninth. lie leaves widow and
no children. The funeral arrangements
will be perfected this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
eoscHEN AGAIN ON POUND NOTES.
He Explains HIS Proposition Further to
Avoid Misunderstanding.
tBy Anglo-American cable to the DisOatcn-l


fByAnglo-Amerlcan cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON. December 3.-Mr. Goschen. fear
ing that his speech of yesterday, with the
arguments for aud against, may have con-
fused the broad outlines of his financial
scheme, presents them plainly in q letter
10 the Governor of the Bank OF England
with tables showing how the plan would
work out. He says: "The Bank of Eng
land is now permitted to issue Ei6.45O,-
600 against securities, and also issues
AN average of G21, $50, 600 against gold. In
this respect nothing will be changed be-
yond authorizing the issue OF pound notes
as well as higher denomination notes. Be
yond this amount of f35, 900, 600 the four
fifths gold arrangement comes into force.
Thus. supposing o total OF G63,000,000 IN
notes issued, the Bank Of England would
hold E41 800 900 in gold-the balance,
.e2I, ,45O. 900, being against securities"
Mr.. Goschen desires TO add TO his original
statement that should the total issue
amount at any time to ESS, 900 900 he would
propose that any issue above that amount
must be fully covered by gold, aud thus
avoid removing an indefinite amount OF
gold from circulation. Permission TO issue
additional notes against securities by the
payment OF interest would only be given
when the gold reserve reached E30, ,0OO, 600.
The rate of interest would be fixed by law,
neither high enough to make the permis-
sion imperative nor low enough to en-
courage speculation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
cunninrhana-Gsriu.

New fcrk Iflb1ne, DtceHiBof '''-I
The wedding Of Miss Agnes Genin to
Branch Cunningham took place Yesterday
at the home OF the brides aunt, Mrs, T.
M. HartshoYn. No. so West Flfuetb street.
The Rev. Or. j Wesley Brown, Of 81.
Thomas's church. oficiated. The BRIDE
groom IS q son Of Colonel Cunningham.
of Hichmond. We. Pour young girls.
the Misses A9nes and Maria Kelly, Miss
EYnma Raymond and Mas Estelle Harts-
horn. attended the bride. Blythe Branch.
Of Richmond. Va, cousin OF tho bride
cro<>51 was best man. Among the guests
WERE M. and Mrs. s. @. Hsrtshcrn. Mr.
and Mrs.. John Branch, ar.. Sir. aud Mrs. r.
b. Hartshorn. Mr.. and Mrs. Jatnes Raw
mond, Mfs. Ciarke Smith. Mrs. y. W..
Brown. and Mssz Rosa Brown.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
A Naval Vessel Aground.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December S.-In-
formation reached she Navy Department
this morning that the Upited states
steamer jamestown went ashore on the
Rip-Raps. opposite Fortress Monroe, Va,
Yesterday. Orders were sent at once 10
the Atlanta, at Gloucester Point. Va, to
proceed TO the assistance of the stranded
vessel. The Jamestown Is training-ship,
and was about to sail on her winter cruise
with a number of apprentices aboard. IL
was unoficially stated that the Atlanta
had succeeded in getting the Jamestown
of last night, but no confirmation OF the
story has yet been received at the Navy
Department.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
TIE peRT SETTLEMENT.
Colonel shepard's " Mail snd Express " on
the DifHculties in the wav.

New YoRK, December S.--The Mai and
Erprcss says: "The great body Of the Vir-
cinia people, and especially the business
Community of the State, strenuously IN
sists upon an equitable settlement Of the
State debt. The principal difficulty IN the
West Virginia TO assume its lust share Of
ths debt. The injustice OF this action .of
West Virginia surrendered more conspicuous
and repYeheusibls bg virtue Of the fact that
orc of the tsrms on which that State was
admitted into the Union in 1858 was that
The new Commonwealth should assume an
equitable share Of the public debt OF old
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
A strike soecss.fui.

IBy telegraph 70 mo DlspaVcn-I
INDIANAPOLIS, ISp.. December IA spe-
cial TO the Sentinel from Washington, Ind,
saws: Tho strike is ended here at last. AT
n meeting of Cabel & Co. and the repre-
sentatives of their men an agreement was
reached on the basis Of 70 cents per tonfor
screened coal, laborers TO be proportion
ately advanced. This is virtual concess;;
sion of the miners demands, There will
be an advance of coal TO compensate the
mining operators for the increased wages.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
ANOTHER DARING TRAIN-RoBsERY
The Express Messenger Quietly Hands
Over All Available Funds.
rn-..n.uu...,. 20 .h.a nIann.ch


ROME, Ga, December 3.--A daring tain
robbery occurred on the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia railroad last night.
When the train which leaves Rome for
Selma at 1890 z. NJ. on the Alabama diyi-
sion arrived at station about two miles
from the city it was tagged down, and
when it was stopped two masked men
boarded the express car. Messenger Sims
and one of the train-hands were in
the express car at the, time. and
the robbers covered them with
their pistols and demanded the cash.
Messenger Sims handed them the money,
which was only $50, aud when assured
that was oil they could secure they quietly
retired from the car and escaped through
the bushes. SO quietly was the robbery
conducted that the thieves had carried
out their purpose and escaped before any
one on the train realized the situation.
Deputy-Sheriff Turner left here this
morning with posse Of men and a pack
OF bloodhounds In pursuit OF the robbers,
and another D0sse left on o special engine
to ioin Sheriff Turner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
Mother and Son Dead from Burns.
lBy Telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l

DEyyR. COL, December 3.--The year
and -holf-old son or Mrs. George Masten
unset a lamp last night and set his
clothing on FIRE. The mother picked mp
the child, ran into the street, and threw
herself into q bank of sand and rolled
over and over TO quench the fames.
Neiehbors came 10 the rescue with
blankets, but both mother and child died
from hurus
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
w.. WI, u,ovn,n RIehmoud.

Mr.. William Preston Peyton, who died
at.his home, in Salem, last Friday of parsly-
sis, was we'll known here in Richmond,
where he was'married 10 Mss Munford,
sister of Mr.. George Wythe Munford. The
deceased was born at Madisonsviile,
Montgomery county. and was seventy-six
years OF age when death overlook him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
CIV Circuit Court.

In the City Circuit Court yesterday the
suit of Booker against ]. ". Thomas was
partially heard. This is an action in refer
enee to a house built for plaintiff by the
defendant.
In the case of Ellen Slatterly against
Margaret Botto and James Botto, her hus-
band, verdict was rendered for the plain
tiff in the sum of $50.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
Cara Derailed,

Several cars were dersiled near White
hall. station on the Peninsula dlvi-
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
late Yesterday afternoon, but no one was
hurt and but little damage done; The
wrecking train with force. OF hands was
sent down to the place of the accident as
soon as possible and everything put right.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04

entered tbis afternoon sgeinst ex-Meyop
Richard Pearson, OF Allegheny, for emoes-
Element. Ho Is charged With retstnsne
57ie of work-hou and jail funds. Comp
tynller James Brown made tho informe-
tion before Alderman McAlasterS Ihs eE
Mayor was arrested, and furnished bail m
fbe ann of 81 900 for appearances nexs
week. The change against Pearson z sainls
lar 10 tho one preferred against hAyos
Wvrnan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-04
rh. Monument Getting Higher and Higher

Another block Of stone was put on the
Soldiers and Sailors monument on Libby
Hill yesterday, and still another will be
placed in position to-day.
After this work has been completed only
three more Of the huge pieces of stone will
remain In NetheTwood's yards. These are
now being hewn and dressed.