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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
Mr. Holden's Funeral.

RALEIGH, N. C.--The funeral of the
late Ex-Governor William w. Holden was
held from Edenton Street Methodist
church here Wednesday afternoon. The
interment was In Oakwood Cemetery. The
Typographical Union attended in body.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
PRETTY POLITICS.
The Political Field Growing Very
Interesting.
S'raws From Dozen States Bear
ing News of Impor-
tance.
The North Carolina Convention.

RALEIeH, N. Cit was decided by
the State Executive Committee, which
met here to hold the State Convention at
Raleigh on May 1S.
The date decided upon was the date
suggested by the president of the State
Alliance, who, though not member of
meeting, was in the city, aud expressed
himself on the subject in advance of the
meeting.
There was found disposition to make
every reasonable concession to the Farm
crs' Alliance and there was good deal
ot outspokcn sentiment in favor of n
state ticket headed by Capt. S, b Alex
audcr aud El as Carr.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
Florida Republicans.

The Florida Republican State Convcn
tion will be held at Tallahassee April 13.
There is some talk of the Republicans
Joining forces with the third party on the
State ticket. The eight delegates to
Minneapolis will undoubtedly be pledg-
ed for Harrison.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11

The Boston Transcript declares: "The
great apple crop has been us unfortu.
nate Tor the New England farm, ,elative-
~ speaking, as the great cotton crop
has been for the Southern plantation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Another cotton mill is to be erected at
Fl. Mill.
Spartanburg's cotton acreage will be
reduced 30 per cent.
Efforts are being made for the cstab-
lishment Of steam laundry at Cheraw.
One of the profitable amusemen's at
the South Carolina College is tho study
of telegraphy. A regular telegraph COM
pany has been organized and there arc
now four stations being operated by the
company.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
Prohibitionists Beaten.

ROME, ,GA.-Thc city election hinged
On the''shiskey- issue, and the Prohibi
lonists were badly beaten. There we're
many fights at the polls.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
Death of Col. John r. Rhett.

COLUMBIA, s. C.-Ex-Mayor John T.
Rhett died Sunday after lingering ILL
ness of one month. He was stricken
with paralysis on the 3lst Of January.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11

There are in the world l47 educa-
tIonal institutions called universities.
The largest is in Paris, tho next in Viz
emma and the third in Berlin,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
Virginia and the Worlds Fair.

RICHMOND. VA.---Thc House Of Dele
gates passed bill appropriating $25, 600
to the Worlds Fair, and the Senate at
night agreed to it.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
NORTH CAROLINA.

New York parties will build large
brick hotel with all modern improve
mcnts near the university at Capel Hill.
Plans have been prepared for a hand
some new 140 room hotel at Statesvillc
Asheville streets are being paved with
vitrified brick.
Senator Hill is to he invited to Char
lotte to participate in their goth of May
celebration.
A clock pcddler has been doing up
Union county, and has registered over a
100 chattcl mortgages, for $13 clocks that
could be bought from Monroe merchants
for So.
CASTOR county is put down on the list
OF counties that are entirely out of debt
and have money in the treasury. CASTOR
also has a railroad within ten miles of ev-
cry doorstep in it, yet has never paid out
one cent OF taxes to build railroads.
Peter Eastey, a negro who was elected
alderman from the third ward in Winston
will have his election contested on the
ground that he cannot hold government
and city position at the same time, as he
is now. mail carrier.
A company was organized in Whining
ton last year to cultivate oysters for mar
ket. 1t now owns 345 acres of oyster
planting bottom and has built steam
boat and several scows for their planting
operations. 1t has already planted over
100, 900 bushels, and propose to distribute
800 bushels each month and expect to
put the first oysters on the market next
fall.
The revenue authorities have lodged
in jail at Smithfeld, Johnston county,
Joe Pulley, a moonshiner, but they have
not as yet secured his still. He had
sunk this in marsh, upon hearing that
therevonue officers were after him.
The Hon. Burgess Sidney Gather died
at his home in Morganton, on Tuesday,
aged S5 years. His father, Burgess
Gather, went to Iredell county from An
napolis, Md, after the close of the revo-
luton, his wife being Amelia Martin, of
Richmond, Va. Burgess Sidney Gather
received q collegiate education and enter.
cd upon the practice OF law in 1929. He
was delegate to the Whig National
Convention in 1910, which nominated
Gen. Harrison for President, and in
1641 President Tyler appointed him sup.
crintendent of .the mint at Charlotte,
which position he held for two years.
He served in the House of De'egates.
and was president of the North Carolina
Senate in 1845. During this season he
was elected solicitor of the 7th judicial
circuit for four years, and in in 184S was
re elected for second term of four years
Eminent Judges have said that he was
the ablest prosecuting attorney who had
ever appeared before them Mr. Gather
represented his district both terms of
the Confederate Congress, aud was dis
dpguished for his manly bearing during
all that perilous period. Since then he
has taken little part in public affairs ex-
cept to advise the younger generation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
PERPETUAL MOTION.

During the discussion of the United
States Banking bill in Congress some
time in 1885 or 1885, John Randolph, ,oi
Roanoke, who was opposed to the
passage of the bill which was intended to
establish Il United States bank, said that
he had discovered perpetual motion, and
1t was very simple, being that
"Paper makes money.
Money makes banks,
Banks makes poverty,
Poverty makes rags.
Rags n axes paper,
Paper makes money,
Money makes banks,n
and SO on for ever aud ever.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Late Happenings of Importance By
Mail and Wire.
The Gist of Three States Doines,
Carefully Prepared For Our
Busy Readers.
VIRGINIA.

The bank cases will be moved from
Warrenton to L6ndoun county court for
trial.
Cadet Albert Cyr, of Louisiana, died
at Bethel Academy last Thursday.
DIR. J. F. Latimer, of the faculty of
College church last week.
The crew of the Alice Venable was
fined and the vessel held ut Saluda for
violation of the oyster law.
Liquor licenses have been granted in
Norton.
TAFT Hall, in the Lynchburg Jail for
murder, says he has killed only four
men. These homicidcs occurred when
he was United States officer dealing
with desperate men in the mountain re-,
gions.
The Danville leaf tobacco market is
glutted.
A little child was burned to dea tn in
Pittsylvania county.
A bill has passed the legislature auth
orizing Warren county to borrow $12.-
600 for the construction of bridge over
one or each branch of the Shenandoah
river at Riverton.
The lease of the Roanoke g. Southern
railroad by the Norfolk s. Western is an
event Of very great importance to the
railroad and business interests of Virgin
Ia and the Carolinas, aud its effect will
be very far-reaching in many directions.
Peter Lewis Pcdigo, deaf niue end
we'll known eccentric character of Henry
county, fell from an upper platform in
Martinsvillc and was so badly injured
that he died in short while. He was
probably known to every citizen of the
county and knew every man in all the re-
gion round about. For thirty or forty
years past he has never failed to attend
the county courts and all public gather
ings and by his eccentric ways and many
comical actions afforded great deal of
amusement. lie was kind -hcurtc,t, %
generous impulses and was never known
to wrong human being.
A movement is on foot to induce the
city of Norfolk to purchase the old Taze
we'll residence and grounds on CRANKY
street and convert the same into n mark
This is fine old house with beautiful
grounds, the residence of Governor Tsze.
well, and is now owned by his heirs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04

$1,000 blu spot; spot market quiet and steady {;
No. ., 49ia@i9l2c in elevator, 50A@e5OI2c
ahoat; ungraded mixed. 4@5OIsc; No. 2
white. 53c; No. B. 4Sc steamer mixed. 4SIa0
49s4c; options advanced 4@l2c on light re-
ceipts and poor gradings, declined ss1sIc
with wheat closed weak at lsc up to Ac
down; February. 49A049s4, closing at
1880; March, 40 3-1c@ 49ssc. closing at 40Hc !;
April, 1880 i9l2c. closing at 49Isc: May.
4sesGD49 i-l6c, closing Mt 4Ss4c: June. 474D
47l2c, closing 4.sSc: July, 4e04Sl2, closing at
4sc. Oats-Receipts $1,000 bu; sales, 5000
bu futures, 10000 bu spot: cash market II,
35kc, closing at 35hc; March, closing at 3Gc !;
May, 36s4Q0367sc closing at 36s4c: No =
white, March, Tlac: spot No. 2 white,
3sc; mixed Western. 34l2036l2c; white West
quiet Hops easy. dull. coffee-options
opened weak 2Ol535 points down; closed
steady. 5000 down; sales, 900 bags. includ-
ing: January, 13.OC@13. 15c; March. 12.7CQl
March. y T@i5 zoe; April L; 45@t2. coo; May.
~ A@1250c: June, 12200i2.35c July. IL. Is
@l2.25c; August IL. Zoe; September. II. $50
!2.05c: October, i1.sG0il. SOC; December.
Ii;9lc; spot Rio quiet steady; No. 2. 14lsQe
steady quiet. Rice easy, quiet. Petroleum
quiet, steady; United closed at 6O7sc for
March Tal.ow quiet, easy; city ($s for pkgs),
mon to good, Sl.35@l,4 40. Turpentine quiet
and steady. Eggs fair demand. firm; West
ern, 27l2c; receipts. 2.750 pkgs. PORK dull,
steady; middles quiet and steady; short
clear sides, $40. Cut meats quiet
and firm. Lard weaker, dull: Western
steam closed at $3.50 bid: sales. /. 100 ties; OPP
tons. sales 1,5OO ties; February. S6610D6. ~;
March, S674, closing at $6.t3@6.74: May.
81 $4,000. Butter quiet, weak; Western
dairy, 1s@93c: Western creamery. 22@D32c.
Cheese firm; fair demand; part Skins, 6@
10lsc. Pig iron duh, easy; American, sis. Is
@l775. Copper quiet, steady; lake, 5000.
Tin steady, quiet; straits, 81 9C0L60. Lead
dull, steady; domestic. $40.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
FINLEY CRITICISED.
Emigrant Commissions a Bone of
Contention

contention.
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Various opinions
are heard respecting Chairman Finley's
ruling on the question of transconti-
mental immigrant commissions. 1t is
perhaps criticised most by the roads
that asked fsr authority to increase the
amount paid in commission on this bust
ness, although it certainly gives
them all they asked for. The
trouble is that it gives them
more than they want. They con-
tend that it is not the sort of ruling a
chairman should make, and some of
them intimate that it is the result of
pique rather than good Judgment. Be
cause Mr.. Finiey's original decision, de-
nylng the Rock Islands authority to
meet outside competition by advancing
the rate of commissions, was reversed
in part by board of albitrators,
is held TO be no reason why
the chairman should have thrown down
all barriers and given the roads privi-
lege of paying such commissions as they
might deem advisable to meet outside
competition. The tendency of such a
course, it is argued, is to cause demon
aliZatien. the very thing which it is a
chairman's duty to prevent, if possible.
On the Other nand, Chairman Finley
has many defenders who declare that,
under the circumstances, he could have
given no other decision.
There is not much danger, however,
that war will be the result of the ruling.
None of the roads in the association is
disposed TO take the initiative in avail
ing itself of the privilege granted, and
it has been decided to submit the whole
matter to the commissioners of the
Western Traffic association. and to await
their decision before taking further &C.
ton. The commissioners will meet
next week TO consider the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Day in the City on the
ST. CrOiy


At the city council meeting Tuesday
evening two petitions were received
asking for electric, heat and power priv
ilegeS. One of the petitions was from
the electric street railway company and
was signed by 100 BUSINESS .pep. The
other petition was from ii. Voligny.
Both we're referred to the ordinance
committee. A committee reported in
favor of the city vacating Aspen street,
from Broadway to First street. except so
far as any private rights are concerned,
in return for which and $4,000 cash
Mrs. Carli will deed to the city Elm
street, from Main 10 First street. The
contract for replanking the pOntOOn
bridge was awarded 10 George Henchey
at price of Sl7S.75.
A meeting will soon be called for the
election of 4 successor to Captain w. q.
Bronson, of Company h. who was re-
Gently chosen major. All of the mem
bers of the company are i'll favor of
electing First Lieut.. j. NJ. Kuhn, who is
an excellent officer and thoroughly ca
pable of taking charge of the company.
The regular spring examinations for
teachers certificates in washington
county will be held as follows: At the
school house in st. Paul Park, March l
anu - al Inc COull llUuSC III CtlliWdlSi-
March and 5, and at the school house
in the afternoons of March s and 9.
Mrs. NJ. Byron. an aged lady residing
in this city, fell on slippery crossing
OH South Third street yesterday. break
ing one of her legs above the knee.
The Mascot base ball club, of this city.
is endeavoring to sign II. Clayton, of
ST. Paul, for next season. Clayton
caught for the Ticketts last season.
A game of indoor base ball will be
played at the armory tomorrow evening
between Company E, of ST. Paul, and
Company X. of this city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
New York Produce.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Flour-Receipts, s., 251
pkgs; exports, 2,214 bbls. $3.50 sacks; heavy.
irregular; free sellers. fair business; sales.
5000 bbls Cornmeal lower; more active;
yellow Western, S2.75@310. Wheat--Re-
ceipts, $4,000 bu; exports 100,S00 bu; sales,
6,0l5,0U0 bu futures 10000 bu spot; spot
market dull, lower and weak; No. . red. g9I2
@99s4c in store and elevator, $1.0G7s@l .0II2
afoat, S1.00ss@1027s f. o. b.; No. 3 red,
91l2c; ungraded red. ssl2c@S1.03A; No. 1
northern, Sl.G@,L02A; No. hard, S1.0514G1
1.05s4: No. 2 northern. 96s4@914c: options
declined .s4@lc, with full receipts in
foreign longs selling; reacted IsM4c
on coverings and closed weak at ss6n7sc
under yesterdays: No. 2 red February, 99l2@
Sl.0o, closing at 995sc: March, S1.06A@l .00s4.
closing at Si.GGss; April. Sl.UlSs@l0l,
closing at 81 UlSs; May, g9ls6g9sc, clos
ing at 9J14c; June, 9iss@9sIsc, closing at
9tI2c: July, 9e@9tssc closing at 96c. Rye
dull, lower; Western. 9s@D1l2c. Barley dull
Barley malt dull. Corn-Receipts. 81 600 bu
exports, 1iI,O00 bu; sales, 1,U00,O00 blu futures,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
st. Louis Produce.

ST. Louis, Feb. 3-Flour very dull and
weak: family. 81. 150320: choice, S3.31@3.40
fancy. $3.T@3.So; extra fancy S4@4.10 pat
ents. Si35@i.45. Wheat-General liquidation
was the ruling feature at The opening, and
before the dumping was over sl07sc was
sliced off yesterdays closing prices; The. re-
action from the early. trouble was only
and this was followed by another break of
&c; later rally of ssc occurred and the
close had buyers 7sc below yesterday; No. 2
red. cash, s7a4@s7c; February, SIC. NOM
inal: March closed at SSc; May, S9A@g0c,
closing at s9l2QoS9ssc bid July. S4l2@o5l2c,
closing at S47sc asked. Corn-Consdering
the extreme weakness in wheat. corn held
up remarkably well: later. however, the cash
market was weak. and. outside sellers being
free sellers, an easier feeling prevailed, and
the close was lsc below yesterday; No. 2,
cash. 36lsGb36Ac; February, 36Ac. closing at
36l4c asked: March. 36ssc, closing at 36ssc
asked; May, 37ss@3784c. closing at 31l2@37 ssc.
Oats steady; No. 2 cash, 2e@29Ac; May. lie.
closing at 3s4c asked. Rye steady; No. 2.
Use. Barley neglected. Hay unchanged.
Bran-Holders firm: sacked. this side, 69c;
at mill. zoe. Flax seed lower at sec bid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
sQUARING Il CIRCLE.
Problems That People Had Fur
With Before the Christian Era.

Problems That People Had Fun
With Before the Christian Era.
The origin of the problem is almost
lost in the mists of antiquity, but there
is record of an attempted quadrature
in Egypt fifty years before the exodus
of the Jews, says the Boston Globe. 81
There is also a claim, according to
Hone, thai the problem was solved by a
discovery OF HlppOcrates, the geOmetri-
clan of Chios- not the physician-5OO
b. C..
Now. the efforts of Hippocrates were
devoted toward converting a circle into
a crescent, because he had found that
the area Of figure produced by draw
ing two perpendicular radii in a circle
is exactly equal to the triangle formed
by the line of junction.
This is the famous theorem of "Fhe
Lunes of Hippocrates.' and is. like
Glauber's salts out of the philosophers
stone, an example of the useful results
which sometimes follow q search for
the unattainable.
The oldest mathematical book in the
world is believed to be 1.-THE Papyrus
Rhind," in the British museum, pro-
fessed to have been written by Ahmes.
a scribe of King Ra-a-us. about the
period between 1000 and TOO b. G.
This "Papyrus Rhind'' was translated
by EisenlOhr, of Leipsic, few years
ago, and it was found to contain rule
for making square equal i'll area to a
given circle.
1t was not put forth as an original
discovery. but as transcript of treat
Use 500 years older still, which sends US
back to, approximately, $500 B. C.,when
Egyptian mathematician solved, or
thought they had solved, the problem of
Squaring the circle.
The rule given by Ahmes requires
that the diameter of a circle shall be
shortened by one-ninth, and a square
erected upon this shortened line.
0The area of such a square approx
mates the area of the circle, but, of
course, is not exact, and is not even as
close result as that at which other
geOmetricianS have arrived.
The Babylonians, who were also great
mathematicians. had a solution to which
reference in the Talmud has been
traced. The Babyionian method, how
ever, was not quaurature, but a recti-
ficatlon of the circumference.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
Hot Springs. Ark,

The season at Hot Springs, Ark, will
soon be open and Americas noted health
resort will once more assume its usual
winter gaiety.
TO those who 60, either for health or
pleasure, word of advice at this time
is not out of order. 1t is we'll known to
most of us that unless we start right we
will be beset by troubles which seem
inevitably to follow a bad beginning.
All this can be avoided by selecting a
line for the journey whose reputation
for caring for the comfort OF its patrons
is a matter of record.
The Burlington" IS e-eminently
the Hot Springs line from the North
west, and you will make good begin
ming by purchasing your tickets via its
Mississippi River Scenic route. Only
one change of cars. Excursion tickets
limited to three months on sale daily at
No. 1874 East Third street, st. Paul, No.
800 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, and
Union Depots in both cities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
FOOD TO GO FREE.
Trunk Line Men Agree to Carry
Western Donations.

New YORK, Feb. 3.-The trunk line
executive committee met this afternoon.
The question of free transportation of
flour and corn donated for the relief of
the starving thousands in Russia by the
millers of the West and Northwest, to
the Atlantic seaboard, was very freely
discussed. 1t was decided to give free
transportation to a reasonable amount
of food products. Another question
discussed was the delay in returning
from the New England States to the
West empty freight cars. In many in
stances the delay amounts to from five
to six weeks. The only relief that
could be suggested was the formation of
car service association, and the COM
missioners were asked to take up the
question and report.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

The wheat market was duh and lower on
the same causes that were previously at work
the weak markets in Europe and favorable
crop prospects Shipments from the Allan
tic seaboard are not large enough, if contin-
ued at the same rate they are going at now, to
move out our surplus The feeling among
holders was very weak in view of The small
exports compared with the demand that is
needed. The situation is expected to look
brighter when foreign stocks are reduced.
Wheat closed as follows: No. l hard. o. t.,
S3c; No. northern, February, Size; May,
size; o. t., SIC; No. 2 northern, o. l., 7G@G7Sc.
Flour--Demand good and prices quoted.
Patents in sacks 10 local dealers; patents,
81 4C14 20; bakers superfne. ST. .50@g2. 70 for
low grades in bags. including red dog.
Bran and Shorts-Steady at Sl0.E@11 for
bran; shorts, Sl05CD12.
Corn = Nominal; quoted at 32034c for
yellow.
oats-ouoted at 27@29c for choice No. 2
white.
Rye-In fair demand; quoted at 7O@7Il2c,
f. o. b.
Barley-39@4sc for good No. 3.
Flax-Quoted at I0l92I2c in Chicago;
bought here less the freight
Feed-Quoted at S14.5O@l5.50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
MIXED THOSE BABIES UP,
Queer Predicament Of a Priest at
ST. Louis Christening,

One of the queerest incidents that
ever hefell Catholic priest in the per-
Torrance of his duties occurred ct the
old cathedral not more than week ago.
and twas witnessed by a large crowd
who were viewing the decorations, says
the st. Louis Post Dispatch. The bap-
tismal ceremony was being performed
at the font and the recipients of the
sacrament were pair of lusty-
lunged twins. One of the young
sters had come into the world
weakly and was baptized instantly
by an attendant. The priest got wind
of the matter, and. when the time came
for performing the ceremony, asked the
grandmother which was the regenerated
babe. CONSERVATION reigned supreme.
The twins had got hopelessly mixed.
as usual. and the similarity of appear
ance rendered Identification impossible.
The unrse was called in and eyed the
babies for birthmarks, but gave it up In
despair. The priest ended the dilemma
by giving both the youngsters cOndi-
tional baptism, and the family went
home SATISFIED.