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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
JNO. NJ. ROBINSON DEAD.
One Of the South's Ablest and Most
Successful Railroad Non PASSES
Away

John NJ. Robinson, President OF
the Old Dominion and Bay Liue Steam
ship Co., and of the Seaboard Air Line
system, died at his home in Baltimore,
at $40 Monday morning, Of pneumonia.
He had been sick for several wesks past
Mr.. Robinson was 81 years OF age. He
leaves a wife, one son and four daughters
From a position in tn. rail'oad ma
chine shops at Portsmouth, Va, upon
which he entered in the fifties, he sue
cessfully rose through the different grades
Of promotion to the superintendencya and
at last presidency of the present msgnif-
cent system which is so formidable a
competitor of the great trunk lines, the
Richmond s. Danville and Atlantic Coast
Line, through the South Atlantic States
Railway mag ate as bis own great
ability and untiring energy made hin,
giving him the control of thousands Of
men ana their occupations, he was al.
ways courteous, aft ,ble and kindly to
his subordnates- the soc al circle the
polished, genial, digniHed gentleman.
His father, HoDcure Robinson, was O
distinguished civil engineer before him,
having built in succession the Pottsville
and Danvi'le Railroad in Pcnnsy lvania,
by direction Of the celebrated Stephen
Cir rd q road to the Heath Mills coal
fields Of Virginia, and the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
and was tho first American engineer 10
rec i've recognition AMI tok, ms Of appre.
citation at the courts Of Europe.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
PANTOCRATIG BILLS.
Forty-Six Ludicrous Measures Intro
duced in tho House.

WASHINGTON, d: C.--f tho forty six
bills introduced in the House to-day by
Mr.: Miller (Dcm Wis., should BECOME
hws, Pant ocracy would be firmly lab
l'shed in this country, and what the
author calls the "reign Of justice" would
be inauguratsd:
All of those bills were drawn by James
S. Cowdon. of Virginia, and arc social
i.tic in their character, and provide for
the Government control Of pretty much
everything that can be controlled, and
some things that cannot be. Thirty seven
dcpai tmcnts, each to he presided over
by secretary, are provided for. The
author does not overlook the establish
mcnt OF secretary OF fluids, forces,
fairs, lectures, amusemcnts, etc. The
comfort Of the geveral public is to be
provided ior by department Of public
health, their cleanliness enforced by a
department of public baths. and their
clothing washed through the medium OF
department Of public iaundries. Mr.
Cowan does not appear to have forgotten
anything in his pantocratic plan for re-
modelling the Government, and by mems
of general legislation he regulates the
limit of wages and labor, establishes a
new system of taxation, creates civil
and criminal code commission, regulates
marriage and divorce, provides for pub
lie improvements in Washington that
would bankrupt the Government for
years to come, and lastly abolishes the
army and navy, wipes out the pension
laws, and changes the name OF ths United
States Of American TO that of the
Omitted States of the Earth -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Jersey fom Tebe Soundcrss gold
m'ne'in Montgomery county, N. C.. 1t
is worth from $50 to &1OO per ton.

- a - &<.fPc0
Jersey ffom Tebe Soundcrs' gold
m'ne'in Montgomery county, N. c. 1t
is worth from $50 to 800 per ton.
Congressman Bourkc Cochran has been
invi'ca and will address tho literary
societies of the University of Virginia at
their final JOINT celebration in June.
Messrs. Hobgood & Cannon, of Pitt
county. who last year cultivated together
n tobacco crop Of eleven acres, find that
the net proceeds from their sales amount
cd to 81, ,62814.
There arc 8 native Syrians in Winston,
N. &. They arc Catl olics who fled the
prosecutions of Mohammcdans in their
native country. They do q small MR.
camille business.
The shipping of pcrsimmon wood from
Washington county, N. c., seems to be
quite an enterprise. The wood is shipped
to Philadelphia, where it is used for
mlking shoe lasts. This wood is the
hardest and most valuable of all native
woods.
Mountain lake, n large elevated inland
body OF water in Giles, county, Va, is
reported to be rapidly disappearing. 1t
is believed that n hole has burst through
tho bottom and hit it is rapidly being
drainc'l. This lake was originally formed
by po y crful spring, the outlet of which
was damned up by cattle, and it is
thought that this has been opened again,
allowing the water to escape in the cd
way. 1t is one of the most popular re-
sorts in Southwest Virginia.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

The House and Sclata at Frankfort XIV
after btlotting for two hours for Untsi
ats Senator, elected Judge William Lind
say, OF Frankfort. to succosd Mr.. Carlisle.
Jn lge Lindsay had received tho Dsmocratio
eau ,uS nomination, and a. T. Wilson, uc
!. uisville had been nominated by tho Ro-'
pub caucus. ID >th names were present-
e.. In tho Senate Judge Lindsay received
sixteen votes ana Mr.. Wilson six In the
House the former hal thirty-two aud tho
iasttr tl'riern votas. Next day In Joint ses.
sion Julte LINDSAY was declared senator.
Judge William Lindsay was born In Rock.
nrrlSo County, NIr yinia, September :.
iS!j, ot Scotch par"ntage. Iie moved to
li:cAman County, Kentucky, I'm 1854, uuali.
let Tor an practicel law Mt Clinton I'm
iSjS aud volunteered and served in tina
oniclertte Army as Captain and STAFF of.
icer. When the war ended he returned TO
linton AMI resume tho pra rtice OF the law.
~ was elected To tho Legislature I'm 1867,
md IN 1879 was chosen Ju lgs OF tho Appsl-
ate Benci of Kentucky. tie was the Chief
Justice
wnem mis- term expired u was elected 60
no Senate OF KontucSy. Presi,l Har.
son rendered him tho ollics Of Interstate
,omHercs Commissioner, which he de-
lined. lie was Worlds Fair Commits.
Toner, md as such went to Elrope last
'onr. lie is OF commanding presence, pleas
ng address and Eumor, ant is best known
Kentucky us "3ill Lindsay"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development in
Single Week.

Single Week.
The Tradcsman, Chattanooga. Tenn.
in its review of the industrial situstion
in the South for last week reports the
indus,ri,i Ind deyelo1pment very gratifying.
projected, but also in their diversified
charac er and the amount of capital in.
vcstci. Cotton mills are to be erected
at Concord, N. G, Danville, Va, and
Union, S, c., the one at Danville t, have
Is, 600 spindlcs and the company at Un-
ion having 500, 600 capital. FIGURING
mills arc to be erected at Danvillc, Va
High Point, N. C, and Obion, Tenn
and gIist mills at Cave Springs, Va
Manchester, Va, and Steelc's Tavern,
Va. Among the wood. working plants
reported are saw and planning mills at
Bristol, Tenn Rural Hall, N. G., .nd
Summcricld, N. c., furniture factories
at Winston, N. c., High Point, N. c +,
and box factory at High Point, N
Among the now industries for the week
not already referred to are electric light
plants ut Suffolk, Va machine shop at
Bedford City, Va, and mining and
quarryipg c,mpany has been formed at
Riverside, w. Va.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Golf Wouldn't Let Them Go Off.

CHARLE>ToN, S. e. The United States
District Court here has for tw o days been
engaged in hearing the now famous rail.
road tax cases.
The argument was finished and the
court took the papers. The suit is
brought TO punish for contempt of court
the shcriffs and tr asurcrs of half dozen
counties who levied on the property of
the railroads in the hands of receivers.
At the close of the argument Ira b:
Jones, the leading counsel for the State,
asked il tn: defendants might not be
permitted 10 return TO their homes. The
request was refused by Judge Gof, who,
with Judge Simonton, presided at the
hearing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
s.Ssds! INC Hcl1UlsUsxs q

sysSsoS. Inc NcFuUftCau8 @Set0'
fully informed of all these preparations
to exclude them and last night hun.
drcd men were sworn in % ,fiiccrs Of tho
Republicans, and at 0 o'clock the mem.
bcrs of tho Republican House, with
their officers, stared from their
headquarters for the state house. The
"a ch through tho long corridors lead.
ing to tho representative re hall was unim.
pcdcd and tho little column forced its
way through tho line OF guards stationei
at the foot of tho stairs in the west wing
ami started up tho s'airs. On tho first
ianding wns IL crowd Of Populist House
officers under tho command of Adjutant.
General Artz They were armed, snd
the advancing Republican crowd were
met with muzzlcs OF rcvolvcrs and Win
ch stcls. The Adjutant commanded
them 10 hal, but no stop was made, and
the advance gu ,rd ushcd into tho crowd
of Populis aud three or four of them
succeeded in p,ssing the doorkcepers az.
or brief struggle and getting into the
hall, but the Populists succe, ded in clos.
ing the door, and ing them. The
Republicans on the outside demanded
admittancc and. when it was 6enied
them, Speaker Douglas swung a large
slcdge hammer and began to batter the
heavy doors lea ling from the cloak-room.
1t took many blows to beat the passage
wny through, but the doors firallJ gave
way and the Republican legislators
swarm"d in wi h loud shouts The Pop
ulists prom, tIy rctrcatcd and the Rcpub-
licans arc in full posses'ioo of the hall.
Every since the opening of the scssi IN
thc Popu'ists have had the committee
rooms, sc geant-st. arms room and chief
clerks room. These were all locked and
guard; d Oh the irside, but after tho
IIusc had been called to order the Re.
publcans battered down the doors asd
took posss ssion OF them without cncou
tering any resistance At 10. o'clock
ttAfsRe WR6sa R6aif ihfh Mi 4faRglHftsp aqRg HftsspduHtm qioe
had settled down to the regular order
of business as il nothing unusual had
Happened. Assistant sergeants.at arm',
c:ch wearing bright rediribbon, prom
enaded the aisles aud lobbics. The
Republicans and Populists are bo:h
swearing in officers as fast as possible to
be in readiness for any emergency.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

The British force in Egypt numbered,
at the beginning Of this year, 34OO men.
Major. General Forester Walker is in
command. TIE whole Egyptian army,
however, Is indirectly under British con.
troll, about sixty English officers holding
commands among the $4,000 active
troops, aud General F. w. Kitchener
having control, as Sirdar, of the army or.
ganization. The native troops have
reached high degree of efficiency under
their English drill masters.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

- rh~ --=-A--r- .i>...- an~f-~-.tio5- OF.
fective scientific method is graphically
put in figures by Alfred Bisiop Mason
in his article, Things to d." contrib.
uted to recent issue OF the Charities Rs
view. Referring to New York City,
Mr. Mason says: "Tne charities Of our in.
perial city are imperial too. Tnis CON.
muuity is said to spend eac'l ye,r in pub.
lie and private charity not less than
$4,000, 900. These figure, tell terrible
truth. An investment of $1,000 in a
productive Industry is supposed to be
the steady employment Of one mn.
The unit OF industrial population in the
family Of fve-fathcr, mother and three
children. If then, the 100000
which will 60 into charity in 1892 were
invested in productive industries, it
could give permanent employment to
10000 men aud could thus support TO-.
900 families or 5000 souls. II this
could be repeated year by year, unit, the
birth of the Twentieth Century, 1901
would see soc. 900 people permanently
supported in sclf-respectiny toll by the
moneys which New York will spend in
this decade in her eternal, weary aud
splendid struggle against the forces
which make for u1righteousness. Will
our charities in this decade count for as
mucha Will they make $4,000 people
much less 100000, self.supporting and
sslf-respecting9"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

T A Nebraska rainmaker namo Swishcr
has been awarded $50 for producing
half-inch rainfall in that State, as per
contract with a farmer named McNurty.
3wisher was to receive $500, but Mo.
Murty refused to pay him on tho ground
that the rain, which actually foil, was
the result of natural causes. Tho judge
agreed with the defendant, but orlcrod
him to pay $50 ou. of rcspec. for th.
contract.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
UNION C. H., SOUTH Gan aNA FRIDAY FEBRUARY a. 1888
mp, and was in Sing Sing for theft whca

up, and was in Sing Sing for theft whca
his father murdered John f Kelly in
1876, in the Howe lodging house, now
the Eclipse, at Chatham square Quinn.
DO Appo wore red wig and pretended
20 be a half.brccd. Before he was sent
UP for life for numbering Kelly, he sevr-
cd ten years for stabbing to death Mary
Fletcher, at 45 Oliver street, in 1859.
George Apo, known also 10 George
Wilson aud Little George. Is about 81
years old. He has served several terms
Tor picking pockets. He is dappeT
fellow and n good talker,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Millions of Spindles Idle.

LONDON, (Cablegram. More Of the
master cotton spinncrs of Lancashire have
given notice that they are willing TO act
in unison with the Master Cotton Spin
ners' Federation, aud ccass work in order
to prevent those OF their employees who
belong to the opera ives union from aid
iug tho:c who are on strike against the
per cent reduction in wages proposed
by the f, F,deration .aiikaAHers.
Seventeen milIl6 oiadles are now
idle and one million 81 81 4 & short.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

Kentucky's new United States Senator,
Judge William Lindsay, is about 55
years of age, has been on the Supreme
Court bench and is at present success
full practicing lawyer. He is in thorough
sympathy with Mr.. e evcland at all
points and will be valuable aid to him
In the Senate iu carrying out his policy
as President. He has served as State
Senator for many years and is Kentucky's
commissioner to the Worlds Fair.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Ten OF the twenty. y.scven Governors
Missouri has had came from Kentucky,
and an almost equally large percentage
If Illinois's Executives were OF Blue
Grass ancestry.

Wideawake little japan is having an
English firm build her q cruiser that mey
turn out the fastest aaoat, that is cspa-
bic Of nearly twenty three knots. She
will be called the Yoshino, and DO OF
a150 tong.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
Killed the Postmaster.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-T. IT. Kirk, Post
master at Guin, Marion county, was shot
and killed in a street duel at that place
by "Dock" Sides. The killing was the
result OF an old feud One of Sides
brothers YVES wounded in the fight. Kirk
was one of the leading citizens of the
place and respected by all.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
DIXIE NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.
All the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero in Condensed Form.

L. r. Mayo, Of Aurora, N. c., killed
IT'S ducks in one day during the freeze.
Winston Salem is to have fine new
Hotel costing $50, 200.
John Hambri. ht was hung at Shelby, N.
c., last Friday for. killing Macobson, q
railway cmployc, year ago.
A magnificent new hotc', to be called
the Jefferson, is to bc erected in Rich
'mond, Vs'yat o cost of $500, 900.
John GsEr;son, reading near Fsyette-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

Good roads will increase the value Of
farm, shorten the distance to market;
save time, wagons, harness, horses, en-
large the territory which contributes to
the home market, quicken social commu.
nication, and add to the wealth Of the
individual and tho State,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

The citizens Of Montelair, N. j., will,
at their own expense, send Aunt Polly
Davis to Washington on tn 4th Of March.
She is negress oVc: GO y,nrs of age, and
has seen eight Presidents inaugurated.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

Peace Legislation at . Law Ebb IN
Raneaa.

TOPEKA, KAN.-A Lloodless but sx-
citing battle took place between the Re-
publicans and Populists In the House At
the entrance to the repr, 81 ntative hall
this morning. The Populists, who have
had possession Of the hall since yestcr :
day afternoon, adjourned yesterday until
this afternoon, and, rs has been the Gus
tom since the beginning Of the session,
tho Republicans expected to hold their
regular morning eession today, but last
night the Popuiists sworc In . large num-
Der of assistant sergeants.at-arms, who
were placed on guard. and the doors aud
entrances to tho hall were lcckcd thie
n,orusns 80 No. one ssrss s<3saitxei7 ,.aassa3
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

The public schools of this country ON.
eploy 352, 231 teachers. OF these 237 300
are women, who earn annually $93, ,6s7,ss
900, or an average Of $34 per mouth.
= The man tea5Il0 1Se1aSs000s.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
n, THEN PRAY.
he 5turss OF Two Sonth Caro-.
| 6ians In New York.
Thsx tally wounded Green
p Sharper, Geo. Appo.

n Sun prints this special from
Pous psie, N. Y: There came to
Pou$ sis on the 10 o'clock north
bou1y <sfn, gray headed, gray .whis..
kere1 apparently 20 years old, and
anot1 80, apparently 40 years Of age,
with black hair, black whiskers
and q che, and piercing black eyes.
As soo1 thel aiighted from the tain
thoy sWo 20 the how York Hotel and
.securn1 Inn No. .. They had not been
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

xptSditurc q S155, ,6s7, 600 for
public instruction there is no excuse for
illiteracy in this country.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24

Apo is the son of the dwarf Chinese
murderer, Quimbo Apo, by an Irish
woman, Catherine Fitzpatrick. I'll"
father was in prison many times, alwal ;
for deeds of violeTcc, never for theft
The son has been p thief from his youth
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-12
JOLLY JUNIORS.
Young Pioneers Ready for Their
Outing Frolic Next Week.

Young Pioneers Ready for Their
Outing Froiic Next Week.
AT 7:SO on Thursday morning, July
20, the train leaving the Northern Pa
cific depot will probably carry one of the
Jolliest crowds of Juniors that ever
started on an annual outing. Coney
Island will be the destination, and no
loveIier spot could have been chosen, its
picturesque surroundings being typical
and synonymous with the name of
Junior Pioneer. All the committees
reported good progress at the meeting
last evening. and everything seems to
be in the best possible sha pc for a sue
cesSful day. A committee on sports was
appointed at the meeting, of which
Morris Self was made chairman, and
that veteran sport will undoubtedly fur
nish good programme. One of. the
features will be a ball game, the two
mines being composed entirely of
Juniors, who will be known as follows:
JUNIOR KIcKERs. JUNIOR JoKERs.
W. NJ. Riley, captain. A. Z. Dewitt, captain.
b, n. Nelson. John Rogers Jr.
Otto Schultz. Charles kartak,
Martin Dreiss. Charles Galloway.
VIM. Golden. Louis h. Allen.
Joun W II0erSnled. A. j, birmingham.
Thomas 2. Grace. James a. DoWian.
Jemes Y. Werrck. Frank Robert Jr.
Robert Seng. Jerry Strapp.
A special set Of rules will be prepared
for the guidance of the two umpires
choSen-Robert Luhrsen and Nicholas
Pottgelser-and any pitcher who does
not hit these 240-pounders once when
every man goes TO bat Will be removed
and another Junior put in his place.
Besides this game there will be
numerous others, and quite anumber of
races. all of which will furnish prizes of
more Or less worth to the winners.
Seibert's band has been engaged to
furnish the music, and the picnic will
be purely on the basket order, but those
young Juniors who have their best girl
with them and have no baskets to
carry will find ample accommodations
on the grounds to furnish their summer
girl with all the ice cream they desire.
Previous to the discussion of the out
ing, resolutions of coincidence were
adopted sympathizing with the be-
reaved family of the late George Neuru,
and the usual engrOsSed resolutions of
the Ramsey County Junior Pioneer as
ISOLATION were forwarded to the family.
Considerable routine business was
transacted, and one application for
| membership was received, that of
Charles Matheis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-12
TEN-CENT HAIR CUTS
Actively Opposed by the Journey.
men BARRIERS Union.

Actively Opposed by the Journey
men BARRIERS Union.
BARRIERS to the number OF nearly fifty
met in mass meeting last night at labor
hall and discussed means to prevent
the cutting in the prices of work. 1t
was stated that BARRIERS in the Fifth
ward and in the eastern and other parts
of the city are cutting hair for ID and
even 10 cents. A number of speeches
were made by bosses and. journeymen
Oh the subject and several propositions
were proposed as to the means of pre-
venting the cut in rates. 1t was stated
that members of trades unions are
patronlzing the cheap shops and thus
giving them announcement. Several
made speeches in favor of discovering
the names OF offending members of I'M
ions to the organizations to which they
belong with view of having them
punished. 1t was said that i'll case
union printer patroniZes any
non-union restaurant he will be fined
s., and that most of the unions provide
for Furnishing members who patroniZe
non-unlon concerns, and that the pun
iShment leads to expulsion. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Murray it was de-
termined to pass resolution that pro-
videS for asking all the boss BARRIERS to
sign an agreement not to shave for less
than 10 cents nor cut hair for less than
% cents. The journeymen are to be
asked to sign an agreemnet not to work
i'll any shop that goes below the rate
agreed upon. A committee is also to be
named to look after the duty of secur-
ing employment for jOurneymen who
are working in shops that charge prices
lower than the scale agreed upon. All
the BARRIERS were asked to make it a
point to furnish the names of all union
men who patronize the cheap shops,
with view of reporting them to their
respective unions for punishment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-12
KNIVES AND STONES
Figured in q First Ward Row
Monday Night.

In the police court yesterday morning
John Sweeney was arraIgned on a
charge of assault with deadly weapon
The prisoner. his brother. Joe Sweeney,
Rudolph Hoppe and Peter Miller, all
living in the vicinity of Payne and York
streets, had a row Tuesday night. Mil
Ter was getting the worst of the battle,
owing to one of the participants
pounding him in the head with
a stone. Anton Schultz, street
car employee, was a witness to the
affair. aud endeavored to split Miller
out. In the scuffle that followed
Schultz was stabbed in the back by one
OF the parties, but by which one the
police have not been able to determine.
John Sweeney was arrested about 8
o'clock yesterday morning, and Hoppe
was captured yesterday afternoon.
Miller is confined to his bed from the
beating he received, and Schultz Is at
his home, 943 Greenbrler avenue, with a
severe wound in his left shoulder. John
Sweeney had his case continued until
July Is. The doctor attending Schultz
reports his condition not at all serious.
Business Suits. HalfPrice.
Yes, at less than the value of the
cloth alone.
At the plymouth" Red Figure Sale,
corner Seventh and Robert.