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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-02

The last issue of the Raleigh, N. c.,
Progressive Farmer contained the follow
ing correspondence between Mr.. Elias
Carr, President of the State Farmers AL
lance, and Senator Vance:
PRESIDENT oARRs LETTER.
NOVEMBER 30, 1890.
hon. II. B. VANCE, BLACK MOUNTAIN,
BuNCoMBE Co.:
DEAR SIR:-After carefully consider
ing the political situation in our State
oeem 1t wise to write you and ask the
following question:: ''If the Legislature
lnstructs you to advocate and vote for the
Sub Treasury plan of financial reform,
VIII you carry out said instructions in
good faithe 2" l hope that you will un-
tsGrs sgssand a. do 90 not rsa Is ths sisa.ss
North Carolina, but there All Srecedents
where Unied States Senators have car
ried out instructions, and also precedents
where they have disregarded them.
trust that you will give me an answer at
your earliest convenience.
Respectfully,
ELIAS CARR, Pres't N. G. F. S. A.
SENATOR vANCE's REPLY.
UNITED STATES SENATE,
Washington, d. c., Dec. g, 90.
Elias Carr, President N. G. Farmers AL
lance, Old Sparta, N. c.:
DEAR SIR:-In answer to your official
communication of the Goth ult. which
did not reach me until 1st :ast.. have 20
say that l recognize the old Democratic
doctrine of the right of the people to in
struct their representatives of the fullest
extent to which it has ever been carried
in North Carolina / hold that tho will
of the people, clearly aud uncquivocalIy
expressed, must be obeyed unless com
pliance wealdv. Sn~ tlwfsrres5.1asive
In moral wrong, in which case it would
be his duty To resign and give place to a
representative who would obey. Good
faith in the observance of instructions and
public pledges is absolutely essential to n
government based on the popular will.
Very respectfully yours,
u. b. VANCE.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-02

The plumbers Of Chattanooga demand
an increase Of 20 per cent, In wages, or "
. day instead Of $3.50.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03

sponsible dignity is almost unknown. The
talk of the near approach of the hoop
skirt continues. but jim truth hoops are tar
ther from us than was the case three
months ago. They hover about us ike
skeletons in the backgrounds of our spring
feastings, but they show no present lncll-
nation to come very near. Ii l were to
stake my reputation as a prophet on a
vaccination with regard to hooped petit
coats, | should say that III my humble
judgement we shall have them. but not
under twelve months, more PROBABLY not
people who understand that, when you get
down to rock bottom fact, fashion Is very,
slow in her changes and never moves until
she has well paved her way,
get very weary Of the gold tiligree which
shines from every head that walks forth
hated. 1t is a truth which perhaps IT were
not we'll to whisper loudly that many OF our
present fashions are cheap, tawdry and
vulgar, The wonderful glitter of a Nolals
cloak brave with jet beetles, or OF a bonnet
which carries at the same time both a Jet
coronet and a black and cleaning crown
might be expected to recommend them TO
sayaCes or children, and. once AGAIN we
nave to confess. as often 1t mas peen con.
fessed before, that women have many OF
the tastes both of savages and children.
Yet 1t was a very pretty bonnet IN which
Mrs. CLEVELAND. listened the other dav to
one of Mrs. Annie Besant's lectures. L do
not know that you would have expected
Mrs. Cleveland to 90 to hear Mrs. Besant,
aud vat there she was under a fez-like
crown of gold tinsel over which lay a pouf
of pink gauze having on the front one pink
and one damask rose. She was not only
there, but she had a very attractive Young
woman with her, the young woman being
in n dainty bonnet of Tuscan straw That
scalloped quantity about her blonde face,
and that was trimmed with narrow green
velvet ribbons, green and white thistles and
grasses. 49,.
The turban-like sugar loaf shapes That
| shoot into air like the cones of volcanoes
| are comical. One would not have supposed
that women could be oundt to wear them,
VET they are numerous enough to give an
odd. peaked look to the line of heads along
which one chances on the promenade ana
the volcanic suggestion IS carried out by
| tine feather aigrettes that Use above them
| curling like smoke columns.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03
THIS IS ABOUT CLOTHES.
With Particular Reference to Such
as Are Worn by the
Women.
Strange Discoveries Invite and
Perplex the Explorer in
This Realm.
s#S&& e# &5 -~-------
Che Masculine Girl Brushes Elbows With
Bewlldering Visions Pulled and
Frilled and Eluttering.
Especial Correspondence Of The INDEPENDENT.

Especial Correspondence of THE INDEPENDENTLY
New York, April 30.-As spring advances
with rapid steps towards summsr there are
interesting discoveries to be made day by
day in that strange and curious land IN
which unexplored tracts are forever open
ING up to invite and perplex the discoverer,
the realm of clothes. Though with painful
effort we have been learning to prefer har-
monyt to contrast, yet never did fashion lily
to such wild extremes. The tailor cut mas
become SO g%rotesquely masculine that tho
streets seem peopled with a fourth sex,
which is neither man, woman nor yet DUDE.
But beside the Marseilles vest with its
notched revers and the English shirt with
lis standing collar and four-in-hahd scarf
md tiny studs down the front all in a row,
beside these solidly walking, substantial
figures float puffs of lace and frills of rib
bon that go beyond %femininity in their ex-
preston of the feminine; they Guido Wat
teau in shape and Boucher in color and all
the ladies of Marie Antoinette's court in
elaboration and a certain artiiciality that
is not all affectation; they are millinery
~personifed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03

What will come next in the matter of
skirts no woman may say. The bell-shapcd
skirt is 10 longer new. but il would be de
parting from the truth to say that 1T has
yet met in any quarter with a very enthusi-
astic reception. 1t is not an easy skirt to
walk IN with its ~narrowness about the auk-
les and its flare at the heels, and the grave
complications presented by an era of dirt
and draperies would go far in EXPLAINING in
all probability the wonderful enthusiasm
now displayed in the organization of WON
ems street cleaning committees The panier
ID here, and il is not with US at all. These
dark sayings being interpreted mean that
we bunch lace and ribbons upon our hips
for evening wear and when we haye to do
with very light materials, bat the panier in
WOOL goods or in stuff Of any weight or re-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03

The large lace hat is of all hats the most
generally popular. 1t has a parasol like
wire frame and Isl often overshadowing
ing enough to serve exce!lently IN
room of a p~arasol. In three cases
out of our it has a coronet of roses
below the brim resting on the hair, and
without possibility of exception it is trim
med with stand-up bow of chiffon and silk
muslin edged with silver, steel or gold
metal.
There was a pretty wedding the other
day at which WAS observed a pretty cete-
monv. The bridesmaids and groomsmen
entered from the north transept and walked
slowly down the main aisle to the front
entrance to receive the bridal party. Pre-
coded by the ushers and in reverse order
they passed up the aisle again to the chan
Gel and stood i'll white crepe and yellow
daffodils before an altar of white and gold.
The slippe S of these young women were or
gold cloth and they moved between gold
and white ribbons. The effect was the more
striking because the groom's attendants
were III full naval uniform.
So much lace was never seen. The lace
ruilles which finish the bottoms of summer
sleeves are very full over the hands. sum
| mer toilets of India silk delicately lowered
| have vests of lace cut low in front and full
gathered lace aprons. One such III pale
heliotrupe splinklcd with darker wistefia
blooms WAS u ron the street Yesterday with
huge lace putis like flies upon the
shoulders and ribbons tying lace puffs at
the elbows. Most of the light silks are
draped with lace and bo.dered with fes-
tooued tonnces. The simplest street
dresses have pointed vests in contrasting
material and edged with narrow passamen-
terle. Short straight basguts are gathered
on At the waist and shoulder laps lend an
air that IS somewhat military.
The silk blouses in winch the summer girl
begins to rejoice are oi black MS often us of
any other color and hay. very broNd belts
laced with gold. ELLES OsBoES.
Copyright.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03
.. VIM. WE|NSTE|N & CO. g.

ALIAS SUMMONS. IN THE DISTRICT
"A conrt of the First judicial district of the
state OF Montana, in and for the county OF Lewis
aad Clarke.
Ii, Alden Smith and James T. Wyman, copart.
ners doing business under the finn name and
,sryl, IT Smith 4 Hymnn, plaintlIs, VS.. q =,
4 appleton and Mary +. June MSrlowe, deten-
dants Ala lnmon
The state of Montana lends greeting to the
above tanned defendanl:
Won are hereby required TO appear in an action
Brought against You by elte above named plaintiff
in the district court Of. tine First judicial fistrict
of The state Il MsRlana, in aud far the
complaint hlei therein, within ten days tpxclu-
sive of the DAY Of service after che service on
you r. t1is Srn.nons, II ,sry ,SiI within f hi,
within this district. within twenty days; other
wise within forty days or jndxmenl by default
will To taken againt you, according to the
PRAYER OF lad complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain judgmen
against defendant Appleton for the, sum OF five
eeptember ~, 1890. al the rate OF ten per cent.
per Arnum, less the sum uf one thousand dollars,
paid November q, 1870, for four hundred dollars
attorney fee amt costs, upon two certain notes
and mortgage TO twenty-five hundred dollara
esch, executed and delivered september %. 1890,
by said Appleton TO PLAINTIFF, due on the 9Th day
of November, 1890, and December %, 1890. re-.
p csiyely; and to f%nrcclose ssid mortgage upon
the property deserted therein, TO wit: iots
hn1ndrei and sovoaty-fve tii7hl in the Syndicate
addition to the city OF Helena, in Lewis and
Clarke county, Montana; that the court decree
that defendant Mary r.. June. Narlowe and all
persons c!aiE9ing fr, m her, have no interest,
claim or equity whatever in said land b. reason
!, of n certain contract OF sale, executed and de iv.
cred to her by sald Appleton on May -, 1880. or
otherwise; and that the property be sold clear
from, and unencumbeTed by. any alleged interest
| or claim in the zane asserted By said defendant
Mariows. And Tor other and general relief.
And on are hereby notified that if you fail 70
appear and answer The sa d complaint. ns above
! roar ired, the said nlnintift win apply In tho
court for the relief demanded IN raid complaint
Given unde, my hand aud the seal of tho dis
trict court of ~ First iudicinl district of IN,
state of Eouta IA, in and for the county of Levin
and Clarke. This 9th day Of April, in thu year a
our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and ninety
one.
IsFAL.1 JOHN lean. Clerk.
BY II. {. FREEMAN,
Deputy Clerk.
LESLIE n CRAVEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-03
HANS'S HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Ire year den ay blen haer vorkin.
Purity uuvick ay been rich Taller,
Gaaten mae Won tire claim farm,
Two span oxen, good sod shanty,
Bind-masheen, unit fine red wagon.
Ay baan smaurt like YANKEES faller,
Since mae levin in Dakoty.
Ay been sendin hundert dollar
Bringen gal haer from old countree.
Sweet sick gal mem Bale kanuteson
Coomen haer to baen mae CONAN
On der cars tsome Yankeel Narveegan falle
Nit dat bale haa 2aet %a-foolin.
Tale her "No good in Dakoty."
.'Stav," he tale her, for mae woman
En- Sent Pail. Minnesota"
Bale she stay unit baen der woman
For dat fool lankee> Narveegan faller,
En- Sent Pail, Minnesota.
Az baen snlaurt like Yankee faller,
Ay nae care for Bale kanuteson,
Gaeten mae slick Yankee widow
Nit a gopt pig homestead farum,
Seven childs, unit fifteen ~cattles.
WORT more es two thousand dollar.
Az not care for Bale kanuteson
En Sent Pail. Minnesota.
BY desc widow en- IakOty
Ay mex mae a plenty money,
Bale may keep dee hundert dollar.
-Doane Robinson, in the Century.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

has this been the case, that people
are justly surprised at the failure of our
lawmakers to provide a remedy for this
shameful abuse Of the courts. It is true
that under our uniformity of procedure
and application of the laws, it is impos-
sible to discriminate between Chinese
and other people; yet if the state would
make it point to follow up few of
these perjury cases, and land the high
binders who engineer them in state
prison, the practice would soon receive
its quietus. As long as these traffickers
in human flesh can carry out this kind
of kidnapping with perfect impunitys
their business will flourish and our
courts, the law and justice will be
constantly outraged. But it is always
safe for a judge to release these women
in transitu on habeas corpus. No
mistake can ever be made by doing go.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
CHINESE ABUSE OF OUR COURTS.

The stranger who yesterday or the
day before had casually dropped into
Judge McKinley's court would hardly
have supposed that he was in an Amer
lean hall of justice. If he had been a
traveller, he would have said to himself:
"This cannot be Los Angeles, it must be
court room in Hongkong or Shanghai,
presided over by an English Judge, and
officered by Caucasians." He would
have seen the audience part of the court
room filed with Chinese of the highest
and the lowest rank. Inside the bar he
would have seen on line of chairs,
reaching nearly the whole length of the
room, class of Cinnamon such as he
generally conceives to be merchants and
headmen of the Chinese quarter. A lit
tie woman neatly dressed in Chinese
costume, with the hair oiled and ironed
out, occupies seat in this row, and is
really the person who has caused the
profound interest which every Mongolian
in the room manifests in the pro-
ceedings that are taking place. This is
not an exceptional scene in a Cali
fornia court room. 1t is a contest be-
tween man who claims the woman at
the bar as his wife and man who traf-
fics in human flesh and who uses the
courts and the machinery of the law to
carry his victim to distant part Of the
state to be placed upon the auction
block. For thirty-fve years this prac-
tice has been carried on in this state,
and for thirty-fve years the courts have
been made to carry out the nefarious de-
signs of these dealers in human flesh.
The process is simple. If Chinaman
has wife in San Diego and a highbinder
sees in her charms enough to constitute
a money value, he goes to Sacramento or
some other northern town and swears to
complaint before justice of the peace
charging the woman with grand larceny.
On this warrant is issued, constable
is dispatched to San Diego, the woman
is taken in custody, and unless she gets
released by hGbeas corpus before she
reaches her destination, she is bailed
OuU OA ASi hAAlFai anu IAat 10 JIG idSt
Of her and the case. Out of the several
thousand cases of the kind that
have occurred in California in
the last thirty-fve years, it is
safe to say that there never
was single one which was not trumped
up for the mere purpose Of kidnapping
the woman and devoting her to life Of
shame and prostitution. SO uniform
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

THE members of the chamber of COM
merce will make an excursion to Chino
today to inspect the operation of ex-
tracing sugar from beets by the ex-
tensive works set up there. The deep
interest our people take in the inaugu-
ration OF this new industry is indicative
of their appreciation of the unlimited
dimensions to which it is destined to
reach in this part of the state. To say
that Southern California alone is capa-
BILE of producing as much sugar as is
now consumed in the United States, is
conclusion easily reached when the
extent and character of our soil and
available territory for ugar-beet culture
are compared with those of Germany.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
THREE -CORNERED FIGHT
THE OWNERS OF THE ITATA WANT
TO HAVE A SAY.
A New Development in the Celebrated
Case-A New York Law Firm Re-
tanned by the South American Steam
ship Company.

The Itata libel case has assumed a
new phase, and it is probable that it will
now develop into three-cornnred fight,
between the United States government
on one side. the quondom insurgents,
and the actual owners of the vessel, the
South American Steamship company,
represented by Flint & Co., ship-bro-
kers, New York.
United States Commissioner Owen is
in receipt of letter from the New York
law firm of Goodrich, Deedy & Good
rich, stating that they have been re-
tanned to appear in the case for the
owners of the vessel, and defend her
from confscation. The letter states
that w. W. Goodrich is about to leave
New York for Los Angeles, and asks for
the return of the libel is to be heard.
Heretofore it had been supposed that
Attorneys Page and Denis, who were
retained directly by the insurgents,
were the only representatives of the
owners of the vessel. These attorneys
have made an answer to the libel against
the rifles, and were preparing a similar
document with regard to the vessel it.
self, which must be fled before Sep
tember IA.
Attorney Denis does not know who
the New York lawyers represent and
the latter appear to be an unknown
element. The only explanation so far
offered is that they represent the South
American Steamship company. who
originally owned the vessel before it was
seized for war purposes.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

THE. Examiner has furnished enough
evidence against Garter's fitness to fill
the Office of United States district at
torney to retire dozen officials under
an administration which desired to see
honesty and competency in its
appointees. Garter paved the way for
the bribe-giving Contractor McCudden
to escape punishment, and has run his
Office in the interest of criminals and land
grabbers. Why this man is continued
in Office under the circumstances no one
can explain. He seems to have a strong
pull in Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Proceedings of the Executive Com
mittee Meeting Yesterday.

EIOCeeuluSS OF Lne Executive OOm-
mittee Meeting Yesterday.
The executive committee of the
Southern California Worlds Fair asso-
citation convened at the rooms OF the
chamber of commerce, yesterday, at IL
a. m. In the absence of the chairman
and vice-chairman, Major f. w. Jones,
of Los Angeles, was called upon to pre-
side, with L. E. Mosher as secretary.
After the usual routine business had
been disposed of, motion was passed
that the secretary be instructed to ad-
dress each member of the com mittee, ask
ing him to wait upon the board OF su-
pervisors in his county, explain fully
the aims and objects of the association,
and secure from the board such action
as would serve to give the association
an authorized standing in the several
counties that are members of the asso-
citation. Chairman Klokke, of the audit
ing and finance committee, reported that
the executive committee of the citrus
fair, of 1890, had authorized the expen-
diture by the association of $4,000, sur
plus funds realized from the fair of that
year, in growing trees and preparing
citrus products for exhibition at Chi
cago in 1893 Chairmen of other stand.
ing committees reported progress.
The committee adjourned at noon un-
til 80, but no quorum being present at
that hour, it stands adjourned until
October 9TH, when many matters OF inn
portance will doubtless come up for
consideration.
Evidently the warm weather has had
firing effect on the members Of the as
sociation, as there was but bare
quorum at the meeting yesterday morn
ing. ..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

The case of Soon Lee, the Chinese
woman who was taken out of the hands
of Constable Brissell, of Sacramento, last
Thursday on awrit of habeas corpus, was
heard yesterday by Judge Mckinley.
The district attorney and Attorney
Henry Gage contested the writ, and
Attorneys G. G. Stephens and M. E. G.
Munday appeared on behalf of the
woman. The argumentin the case lasted
several hours, and Attorneys Stephens
and Munday succeeded in showing to the
satisfaction of the court that Soon Lees
arrest here on warrant for grand lar
ceny from Sacramento was the result of
a trumped-up charge made for the pur-
pose of getting the woman away from
her husband. The writ was therefore
granted, and the woman ordered re-
leased from custody.
The case is supposed to have some con-
nection with the Wong Ark murder trial.
Soon Lee is the wife of a friend
OF Wong Chee, who is an enemy of
Ark's and who was accused by the latter
of assisting the district attorney to dig
up evidence to convict him. According
to Wong Ark, Wong Chez was rewarded
by the district attorney by having a
complaint against him for murder dis
missed. Chez was wanted for taking
part in the Chinatown riots year ago,
but escaped from the city and was not
caught. Shortly after the first trial OF
Ark the complaint against Chez was dis
missed by the district attorney for lack
of evidence and the Chinaman returned.
When the new evidence which con-
victed Ark was introduced in the second
trial the latter accused Wong Chez of
making it up. The arrest of Soon Lee
followed and as she belonged to the
Chez faction the incident is believed to
be significant.
District Attorney McLachlan denies
that ,Chee assisted the prosecution in
any way and says that there was no
evidence against the Chinaman in con-
nection with the riots and he did not
consider the case worth trying. Wong
Gum, All Len, All jung and All Chung,
who were implicated with Wong Chez
in the riots, were tried for murder and
All Len and All Jung were convicted of
manslaughter. Their cases have been
appealed.
DIR. II. A. Mott, United States Gov
ernment Chemist, says: Royal Bak-
ing Powder is undoubtedly the purest
and most reliable baking powder offered
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

the orators of the Republican party,
they were wound up to discourse con-
ceTning the "honest dollar" business,
and they don't know how to change the
key.
It was nice conspiracy; but, like
many another, it has miscarried. 1.-The
case being altered, that alters the case. y
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

pretty Los Angeles enthusiasts who
were present yesterday. Their sym
pathies were with Theo. Coulter.
Bumiller will have chance to re-
trieve his hard luck in the association
singles. The youngster will make it in
teresting for the winner in the all
corners tournament.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
RANCE
MARCO HELLMAN

District Manager for the
Uuion Assurance Society, of London (estab-
lished 1714.1
General Assurance Company, of London (estab.
fs hshed 1884 J 81 ag aa
Entire management and control of Southern
California and Arizona Territory.
Am now ready to make appointments accept
applications and risks, solicit business and at
tend to all matters pertaining to the insurance
business in this district
In case of loss, all adjustments made by me.
Correspond ence solicited. Address s s
MARCO HELLMAN, District Manager.
go 13S-4O-42 South Main Street,
PostoHice box 265O. Los Angeles, Cal.
so Telephone 81. 1926 3m
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03

MINISTER EGAN has at last been heard
from. But his news is very stale. We
are glad, however, that he has told the
administration that Santiago is in the
possession OF the Congressionalists. Had
he not, it would have remained bliss
fully ignorant of fact which it could
only learn through him.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Any person who is unable to purchase the
HERALD on the railroad trains of Southern
California or from the news agents of the prin-
cipal towns, will confer a favor by promptly
notifying us, giving, if possible, name and
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