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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
BLANCHARD UP SALT RIVER. .
The Gear" and the "Watch Dog of
the Treasury" Break Lancee

Friday Sarfs over f%o RI RoufGs fGwln wen the House
attempts to secure amendments involving
small appropriations for small creeks,
none of which were carried
Mr. Caruth humorously appealed for
$4,000 for,S Salt river, Kentucky, in the
name of defeated candidates for Office all
over the country. !Ic urged the chair
man of the committee, Mr.. Blanchard, to
grant him this small boon.
Mr.. Blanchard replied that SO many
gentleman had spoken to him abont va
rious rivers that he did not recollect the
gentleman from Kentucky.
Mr. Caruth naively inquired if the gen
tleman from Louisiana thought this state
mcnt was proper one to go publicly in e.
to the Record. Laughter. Why was
he not more ingenious in his remarks?
The "Salt river" was the one stream in
his district in which he had special in
terest. Laughter.
a bad =bag WAS encountered when the
clause was reached to appropriate f13, 900
to complete the embankmcnt on the South
side Of the Great Miami river near its
junction with the Ohio. MI Reed, of
Maine, and and Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
had quite an acrimonious discussion, and
pending discussion the committee ro and
the House took recess until So'clock
this evening for the consideration of pri-
vate pension bills.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
QUADRENNIAL METHODISTS.
Tidal Wave of Methodism Spreading
to Every Corner of the Globe.

OMAHA, NEB. Bishop Warren. the
millionaire bishop of Denver. presided at
the opening session of Thursdays Mctho.
dist Conference. DR.. Mylcy. of New
York, conducted the devotional cXcr-
cises.
After the order of business had been
taken up Bishop Foster began reading
the episcopal address After congrat-
ulating the assembly upon its auspicious
meeting and passing culogics upon the
dead officers and laymen, it states that
the past quadrannum had been pros.
porous one in the church and that no
bishops had died The bishops have
made more than fifty thousand assign
men's of ministers and families with but
little dissatisfaction. Work in foreign
fields has been given more than ordinary
care. Bishop Waldron visited Mexico
and South America in 1890 and held con.
Srrrcs"@ Dsnvp'"'Tmrcf v1slued Japan
and China, being the first bishop To visit
Corea. Bishop Newman visited Japan {;
Bishop Ninde visited Mexico, and Bishop
Fowler circled the globe under assign.
ment and held conference in the various
nations of the earth. Bishop Andrews
and Bishop Goodscl visited Asia, and
Bishop Mallalicu looked after Russia
and Bulgaria. These visits have had
beneficial results, us the same kind of
Methodism prevails IN every country
visited. The increased number of bsi
ops has not decreased the work 10 any
special extent. A century Of growth has
made our book concern the largest in the
world.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
VERY PRECIOUS TO CATHOLICS
A Relic for the Devout Worshipper
from the Basilica.

a New York special says: In gold.
lined casket or the altar in the quaint
little French church of ST. Jean Baptistc,
No. l50 East 10th street, has lain each
day since Monday from 6 so until 10 a.
m, the most sacred relic in Catholic eyes
of the days when Christ walked the
earth, which ever reached America. 1t
is II large fragment of the arm of st. Ann,
mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother
of Jesus. For many centuries it has been
guarded more icalously than were ever
guarded royal jewels or kingly crowns by
the Benedict monks ut Rome, in the great
basilica Of st Paul's, outside the walls.
NoN, by special request of His Holiness,
the Pope, portion OF 1t Is sent TO increase
the faith and devotion of all members of
the church in the United States and
Canada.
This relic, which will be regarded by
Catholics everywhere with the deepest
feelings of piety ami JOY, is to be kept at
the Church of st. Anne de Bcaupere, OF
the st Lawrence river. Another piece
of arm is on its way, and will be cnshrncd
in the church where the fragment above
referred to is exposed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
zA~sss,Ss xsIsss "a = sssrsrs sse. y sae Day.
a Law SUIT FOR A VILLAGE.
The Titie to Tryon City in Litiga-
tion. MFRS. Cureton Sues
for Poss sssion.

SHELBY, N. C.--Tryon City, beautiful
for situation and perched upon a noun
tain. is nSw the subject OF n big lawsuit.
Mrs Mary Nj. Cureton, daughter Of Go
van Mills, deceased, the widow of DR..
Thomas Cureton, formerly of Charlotte,
has begun law suit and sues for the
possession Of nearly the whole of Tryon
City in Polk county, and she is the only
surviving heir OF Govau Mills, claims IT,
tie through state grant for $50 acres Of
land given iu 1890 to Jas. Logan.
In recently decided law suit against
Mr.. - Garrison for the possession of a
lot inTryon City, the plaintiff, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Cureton, gained the To- and in this sue
cessfal suit she first discovered that the
$50 Acre gsuut-~v~ercdt the greater part OF
Tryon City. Then the question arises,
will the statute of limitations prevent her
rec very OF this tract after the lapse of
so many years? Her lawyers assert that
she is not barrel by the statute of limi
tations, for she married DR., Cureton be-
fore she was 81 years of age, and she re-
mained fcmc covert, or a married wo-
man, until 1875, when DR. Curcton died,
and she had begun h| suit before the
seven years had expired, counting from
her husbands death
The defendants in this case involving
many thousands of dollars aud many
beautiful residences, assert that they are
ready for the issue and that she cannot
recover. So both sides are confident of
victory aud the lawyers will have fine
pickings and gather many shekels into
their empty treasury. This case will be
tried at the Polk county court.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

Ter spinners, all these circumstances have
bad bearish tendency. Cotton planting
Is now over, and, as far as can be learn
ed, the area will be decreased by 80 per
cent. In Alabama the receipts Of ferti-
lixers this season have been but so, 600
tons, as compared with ZOE. 900 tons last
year, aud ia South Carolina t86, 900 tons
against tS5, 900 q year ago. This shows
conclu lively either that the area to be
cultivated will be proportionately less, or
that the crop will receive insufficient fer.
ulization, and must, consequently, be di-
miuished in yield The planters, more
over, owing to the low prices received
for their last crop, are not In position
to thoroughly cultivate aud care for tho
next one. Tr de abroad cannot bc worse,
but must improve Manufacturers in
England are holding very small stocks Of
cotton, aud have been running light, as
their business was unsat sfactory. Any
improvement in this direction vii, at
once stimulate the market for the raw
material 1t should also be borne in
mind that, in addition to u reduced crop
r~ca, there is grave probability that the
next yield VIII not be so prolific as the
last was, for it is exceptional to have
three excessive Yields during three sue.
vcssivc years From another source we
find the India crop To be some 100, 900
short, also that India cotton Is being de-
barred from European markets, owing To
the habit now in vogue Of adu'icrating
the long staple India cottons by miNture
with short staple cottons. So much has
this been done that manufacturers in
India are even compelled to import long
staple cotton from Egypt The with.
drawal of any quantity of India cotton
from the European markets will cause, by
that much, an additional consumption of
American, and the low prices, which will
result in the more extended use of Amer.
lean cotton, will also tend to its becom.
ing more firmiy estaDttst,ed In continent
r, European markets. American Agri.
Culturist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
Significant Imports of Cotton.

Notwithstanding the enormous or p
last year our importations of cotton have
been iaoraasinss. These impnrtationS are
from Egypt and Peru, the cotton being
sold on samples or types furnished D.,
exporters. They are required for special
work in manufacturing and cannot be
obtained clswhere, and are rot grown in
this country. Thcl Egyptian cotton is
somewhat similar to our Sea Island, aud
j; of peculiarly silky and long fibre, with
rellowish ting. 1T is used mainly by
IT, cad manufacturers and makers Of fine
yalhS for underwear and hosiery.
The Peruvian cotton is of rough
texture somewhat like wool and of long
staple, and is used for mixture with wool
1t is harsh, with long strong fibre. II
reduces the tendency of goods to shrink,
and at the same time causes a shrinkage
in their cost. The total crop of this
rough Peruvian cotton uever exceeds so,
900 bales and our largest imports were
$500 bales last year. 1t is put up IN
bales of about $50 pounds. The Egyp.
tan cotton is put up in bales of about
$50 lbs. each, Of WHICH we imported
last year %, 900 bales
Most of these shipments reach us by
way of Great Britain, as there is no direct
steam communication with Egypt OF
Peru. Though VIC have applied to
numerous manufacturers and agents of
American cotton, we cannot learn that
these importations Interfere with the
growth of American cuttons, but the
Egyptian grade might perhaps be cul
tivated in the moist districts of the is
lands of the Atlantic. The Peruvian
cotton is II sort Of cheap shoddy used to
turn out cheap wooden goods, which are
no credit either to the manufacturer or
the dealer. We also imported last year
over 10, 600, 900 lbs. Of cotton from Turk
ish territory, our tot,l imports of cotton
from all sources in 1901 amounting to
20, ,00s,Sl lbs. valued at $2,825, 004.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
1900 SOUTHERN BAPTIST.S
A Large Convention at Atlanta.
Condemning the Chinese
Exclusion Act

ATLANTA, GA.--The Southern Baptist
Convention met in Trinity Methodist
church. Fifteen hundred delegates are
il attendance, and Judge Jonathan Har-
alson, Of Salem, Ala, was reelected
president. Joshua Levering, of Mary
land; w. j. NortheD, Of Georgia; James
p Eagles, of Arkansas, and l.. L.. Fos-
ter, Of Texas, were elected presidents.
Before the convention adjourned res
olution condemuiug the Chinese exclusion
act rs destructive to Christian missions
in China will bo presented. "A fight will
probably be made on the home and for
ci2n missions boards DR.. Hawthorne
welcomed the convention to Atlanta, and
Governor Northcn to the State.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

The German Emperor has been treated
to some pretty plain speech by the news.
papers, in spite of the many threatened
prosecution, fvr tIoaevu. Tho Vos,ieoho
Leitung, one of the most powerful and
respected of the Liberal journals, SAYS.
''1t would be deplorable if it should 90
forth that in Germany people cannot
temperately speak out their opinions
without risking punishment. Should
this belief gain ground, the mere text OF
newspaper articles would soon cease to
have much value, but the public would
learn to read between the lines. Great
rulers have always been distinguished
by noble regard for the opinions OF
Others, even when opposed to their own.
Joseph II. once wrote, 'Whosocver con.
scientiously blames me or my actions
shows good intention that of teachino
me and making me better. If in doing
80 he should for moment lose siglt of
the respect due to me, | can afford to
forgive him. 1t would be matter for
congratulation if the Reichstsg should
be requested to make such alterations in
the criminal code as would enable the
Crown to act up to the views of tho
liberal.minded Emperor Joseph. Then
it, would no longer ne the duty of the
Public Prosecutor to interfere with
newspapers every time he thought, with
or without reason, that the offence of
'Majestats- -beleidi ung' had been com.
mltted. This change would be bless
ing to the Fatherland. Nothing is more
injurious to throne than the enforced
SILENCE OF n ratic>-r
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

A very short paragraph, remarks the
New York Post, will contain the essen
tial points of one of Lloyd's quarterly re.
: turns of marine disasters; but few briei
announcements have more melancholy
significance. From the latest of these
reports, it seems that $50 vessels, of all
jnationalities, were lost or abandoned at
sea in the last three months OF 1891. or
these, 100 were owned in the Unite 1
! Kingdom and twenty-six by the British
colonies. Next in order come Norway,
with loss of sixty-six vessels, and the
United States, with loss of tifty-fou
vessels. OF the British vessels wrecked
! forty one were steamers and if;y-nine
sailing vessels. Of the steamers two
were abandoned, four burnt, five foun-
dered, eight went down after collision,
and nineteen were wrecked; while Of
the sailing vessels twelve we've abau'
doned, six fouudcred, four sank through
collision, three arc reported missing, AMI
twenty. eight were wrecked.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

: House purchasers will be panied to
learn, thinks the New York Sun, that
the diminishing supply of white oak is
leading to the substitution of the cheaper
red oak. Car builders report that it
bends we'll, and is valuable for door
stiles, rails and some other partaF'ef the
interiors of cars. The beauty of white
'oak and its adaptability to furtseure
manufacture have gradually increased
the demand for it to such an extent that
has enhanced its cost.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

Says the New York Sun: The mag
netic needle has been acting in very
erratic manner recently in some parts Of
France aud Scotland, where its dccli-
nation now is twenty to twenty-five
minutes greater thaa it was few months
ago, though no change has occurred in
the adjacent regions. Scientific men do
not know how to account for this mag
netic anomaly, ua!css it indicates that
metal. bearing rocks in the depths of the
found geological disturbances, stiie @t6ic1f 1fris- riss-
made apparent at the surface by these
unusal 7agaries Of the needle. The
theory was long ago advanced that ter.
restral magnetism, if we conld read it
Alright, would explain what is going on
in the bowels OF the earth; and il thc
connection that the geologists are DIS
posed to trace between the recent mar.
netic disturbances and subtcrrlncan gcol-
ogy we have another illustration OF the
sciences, great truth to which Wallace
called attention so vividly when he
based conclusions relating to prehistoric
geological changes upon the present dis.
, tribution Of fauna IN tho Malayan arChi-.
pelapo.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
PRESENTED TO BLAINE
"A Virginian Accosted Him On the
Steps of the White House and
Gave Him Cane.

WASHINGTON, d. Cat about 8 80 in
the afternoon as Secretary Blaine was 60
ing into the White House, where he had
some business with the President, he was
accosted by Mr. A. b Crowell, a Virgin
ian, who said
us this Secretary BlaiueY
Yes, replied the Secretary, looking
somewhat annoyed.
You do not remember me, do your
continued the stranger
mo, l can't say that do, replied the
Secretary.
WELL" continued the virginian, Il
met you here in Washington six years
ago, and came here to find out where
you were living SO that could give you
WHAT nisioricai iSSs %saS m ~ nSsS eSatsAts4
''You are We y kind,n replied the Sec
r,tary, looking more comfortable and ev-
identity well pleased at the unique work.
manship on the stick.
The Virginian said that the cane was
made of Georgia pine from one of the
joists in Libby prison. The head is
formed of knots of roots from the battle
field of Seven Pines. There are three
bullets embedded in the head, which were
picked up on the battlefield of Fair Oaks
In making this explanation the donor of
the cane became quite enthusiastic and
tipped the Secretary familiarly on the
chest several times, either by way of en-
phasis or to test the Secrctary's lungs.
When the cane was handed to him Mr..
Blaine fiourished it around several times,
aid it was very handsome, and that he
greatly appreciated the gift. AS he was
about to go upstairs, where the President
was awaiting him, the Virginian drew
from his pocket two handsomely carved
napkin rings made from an oak recently
felled at Fair Oaks.
"Here, Mr.. Secretary, ,neuid the Vir-
yiuian. al did not forget the ladies of
your family. trust you will be kind
enough to present these rings to Mrs.
B aine and your single daughter, and say
[ made them especially for their use."
The Secretary was profuse in his
thanks, and assured his friend that that
the ladies would prize the rings as highly
Is he did his walking stick. Mr.. Crow
IL thcreupon closed his talk by saying
hat he had always been great admirer
# Mr.. Blaine, and hoped that the he
might eventually become President
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
THH CoTToN OUTLOOK.

There is no improvement to note in the
position of cotton during the past month,
yet we are Of the opinion that the pres
ent low prices will gradually i0prove.
The certainty that the last crop will not
exceed 1000, COO bales is more assuring
than the uncertainty of previous reports.
There has been variety of causes to de-
press the market to a point lower than it
has touched during the past so years
The Ignorance prevailing as to the ex-
tent of the crop, The large forward move
ment Of cotton. the decline in silver,
which affected European trade. and the
conservative policy of close buying,
which has been adopted by the Manchcs
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
THREE STATES BRIEFS.
A Condensation of the Principal
Happenings.
The News Cleaned From All Sources
and Prepared For Our
Busy People.
VIRGINIA.

A Y. NJ c. A. is being organized at
South Boston.
Preparations are being made to bore
for oil at Stanardsville, Albemarle county.
A $50, 900 residence is being built at
Manassas.
The city of Petersburg has bought for
$75, 600 the Virginia and Carolina rail
road
Gov. Mckinney has made a large num-
Der of the appointments for the auxiliary
board of the Stale Fair Commission,
which is to consist of two members from
each county and city, total of 226.
An old restaurant bill printed in Rich
mond in January, 1864, gives the war
time prices in Confederate money: Soup,
$3.50; chickens, 50 so; roast beef, IS;
ham aud eggs, So; raw oysters, g.; cof-
fee, 81; bread and butter, $3.50; bot
tie of champagne, $50; drink of rye
whiskey, 81; a bottle of ale, $t2. and a
CIGAR So
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

A late Blue Book reveals the fact
that out of the 230, 900 people, more or
less, in Washington, about $4,000 are
Government employees. This means, ,ex.
plains the Boston Transcript, that there
are $4,000 people who get living salar-
les that are paid to them twice a month
Just as regularly as the day comes
round. That means vast sum of ready
money disbursed every mouth, aud in
dlcates the highest ratio of general pros.
perity in any capital under the sun.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

Government engineers have enuner.
ated no less than 126 rivers in the Mis-.
sissippi Valley, which, in their present
natural state, are not available to steam
navigation, but which might be made
$50 at a very reasonable cost. A two OF
I three foot navigation for nine months of
the year might be secured on a total Of
nearly Is, 600 miles, aud with reason.
able expenditure.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
SHOT WHILE STEALING CHICKENS.
An Anson County White Man Poor
Representative of His Race.


WADEsBoRo, n. G;-Robert, or Bob
man about 25 or 80 years or uKe, Son OF
Atlas lowers, was shot through the head
by Davis Talton in the night and instant
ly killed The circumstances arc as fol-
lows: Mr. Taton and lowers were
neighbors, living 2t miles from Wades-
boro. About 10 o'clock in the night Mr..
Talton heard noise about his fowl
house, which was only short dis ance
from his dwelling. He grabbed his pis'
tol and ran out of the house, and upon
reaching the yard discovered something
coming out Of his fowl house and moving
around it, which he thought perhaps was
dog, on account of its appearing so
close to the ground; but to be sure, he
hailed and no one answered. He then
fired. Seeing the object move around the
fowl house and stop, he took the precau-
tion to hail again, and receiving no re.
sponsc he fired again. About this time
sociated with 5Ss 5SSs%cta SFqAess Aesv men men, wn2 as.
and cried to Mr.. Talton, ''For Gods
sake not to shoot any more for that was
Bob lowers around there, and expected
Bob was killed" They got light and
went to the fowl house aud found Jow-
CTS ueau Win Duiiet thIouBn his neau.
A sack was found in the fowl house with
one dead chickeniin it and another with
its head pulled off lying outside the sack.
lowers was barefooted and Birmingham
had stood off some distance from the
house, holding lowers shoes, while he
was getting the chickens.
1t is said that Birmingham and lowers
made the pot last Sunday to steal the
chick ems and take them to negro house
where they were frequent visitors and
have them cooked. They were both un-
der the influence of liquor.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
A Merchant Shoots Himself.

SHELLEY, N. C.--J. w. Dellinger. =
Young merchant Of this place, hot himself
accidentally in the left side. Mr.. Deli.
niger saws that in changing hio pistol from
his breast pocket to his hip pocket the
hammer caught and the weapon was dis
charged, wounding him severely but not
MORALLY. He was carried home and the
ball was extracted.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
Measure for Measure.

F,om the Dawson, Ga, News.
Two gentlemen in this country married
en- n others sister, and now they have
nine children each. One family has two
iris and seven boys. and the other family
las two boys and seven girls.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
Villas Is THEIR SECOND CHOICE.

MILWAUKEE, WIsC.--It is understood
that the State Democratic Convention,
which will meet next week, will instruct
he delegates to the National Convention
vote solidly for Cleveland at first, but
if it should be found that his nomination
is not y.T.S,le the Tjseansin delegation
is s1pected to throw It's votes to William
r. Villas, ex-Secretary of the Interior. 1t
is said, however, that the latter is in no
sense a candidate ssof Presidential honors
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
ALLIANCE SAYINGS.
Some Bright News For Our
Alliancemen.
Congressman Liviugston of Georgia
Pushing the Sub Treasury Bill.

soNG-IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE.
I. We've all heard of that beautiful land,
The political haven Of bliss,
But when entrance the people demand,
They receive some such answer rs this
In the Sweet, Bye and Bye, etc.
IL When reforms and redresses we seek,
And petitions most humbly present,
We arc told to be patient and meek,
That we'll all see the promised event.
In the Sweet, Bye aud Bye, etc,
III Many promises thus we've received,
That redemption would soon come
about
No more will this yarn be believed,
For our votes they will fruitlessly
shout
In the Sweet, Bye and Bye, etc.
w. There'll be help for the poor bye and
bye,
But not till the toilers employ
Independence tD do and deny
Part in schemes to let Others enjoy-
In the Sweet. Bye aud Bye, etc.
V. There's n land that is hotter than
this,
Where the old party leaders will stew,
And feast on the visions ofbliss,
Which no more they'll hold up to our
view
In the Sweet, Bye and Bye,
We will vote rs VIC nc'cr did before,
In the sweet. hyo and bye,
we VIII suffer in silence no more.