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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Fastest Mail Handler.

x.Postmnstcr General Wanamak. CT IS
gold medal for proficiency in the railroad
mail service was won by colored man,
Edward Burn', who runs on the Sacra,
mento and Redding division of the
Southern Pacific. He obtained 100 per
cent. making not single mistake in the
distribution Of 1908 postal cards which
bore only the names OF postoffices all
over the Coast aud Texas. Burn s speed
was fifteen cards minute. Burns is o
North Carolinian, who served seven
years in the army in Arizona. He is now
80, and has been in the pos toffice depart
mcnt about one year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
The James City Tenants Will Pay
Rent and Remain.

RALEIGH, N. C.-Jamcs A. Bryan, of
Ncwbcrnc, having sued for and received
the right to the possession of the lands
on which james City, opposite Ncwberne,
IS located, on tho other side of Trent
river, where several thousand negroes
live who took posse. sion during the war,
attempted few days ago to have some
occupants elected. Such resistance was
made that the sheriff desistnd from ex-
ccuting the writ. A large number,
however, have been paying rents to Mr..
Bryan and the resistance was chiefly in
stigatci by some white storckccpers. 1t
is said that n peaccable settlement will
be made by the payment of nominal
rents No collision is now ANTICIPATED.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
A farmers Disagreeable Ride:

GRAND ISLAND, NEE. "A farmer living
east OF Grand 1s'and had narrow escarree. &c.
while going home his bors became un-
manageable and threw him and son out.
The boy fell at the side of the road. The
mans leg was caught in one of the hind
wheels Of The wagon. He held on to the
spokes with his hands and with head
downward slid the wheel for over mile,
when the horses were stopped by run
ming through barb wire fence. Floyd
Spraguc, ncighbor, saw the accident,
and when the team stopped helped tho
plucky farmer out He is reported as
getting along nicely
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
UNION c. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH "a 1888
COTTON MILL BLOWN UP.
One Ian Killed and Many injured.
Shock Felt Blk Mileo Away.

Snock xoit Blk Miieo Away.
FoREsr CRY, N. CA t.rrible cat.
sstrophe took place hero Monday mora
ing at z O'Clock.
The boiler Of the Florence Cotton
Mills exploded, dealing death and disas
ter broadcast The boiler, engine aud
piping were totally demo ished, some Of
the piping and Fragments Of the boiler
and machinery flying hundreds Of yards
la every direction. Bricks aud timbers
were thrown high in the air and fell On
and damaged nearly every house In tho
neighborhocd, aud tho windows in the
mill were shattered and the water works
and machinery damaged. Tho boiler
and engine rooms ara in ruins. A second
boiler, weighing several tons, was thrown
s,me thirty yards. The windows in many
houses in town wcro completely shattered.
The operatives had just gone to work
when the explosion took place, and those
that were not killed or injured wero ter
rihiy stunned. People In the neighbor.
hood wire thrown to the ground By the
shock.
Homer Harrill, fireman, was killed in.
stantly. The sufferers are: Julius Dean,
dangerously hurt; Ollie Rabb, seriously
Injured Ivy falling timbers; I. L. Sanders,
engineer, injured internally, considered
dangerously. Several others were slight.
iy hurt by falling bricks aud timbes.
w. p. Hurt, superintendent, was pain.
fully though not seriously hurt by the
falling of the roof in the engine room.
The shock was felt at Rutherfordton,
six miles distant, the people there think
ing it was an earthquake. The windows
o: DR.. Harris' house of that place, were
shattered.
Crowds Of people are here viewing he
ruins.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
WHAT MANNER OF nANIsrHIs
Moody Endersss . Ohsek for eA0o
and Presents It Co the =. u. q. A.

CnARLorrE, N. Chat Evangelist
Moody Is gtcas man, great with power
from on II gh, all acknowledge; but an
occurrence took place here st the close OF
the great revival meetings conducted by
him, VIII ch mnds even the beat look st
him aghsst ard wonder "what manner OF
man Il this2'
The finance committee called at Mr..
Moodys room after the last service st the
AuditoriuG, and presented him with q
Tyson. The amount for Mr.. Moody was
Ia two checks, ono for $400, the other
for 500. When Mr. Hanna handed them
to Mr.. Moody he glanced at them aud
taking his pen wrote his nsmc across the
back Of one OF the checks. aud handed
1t back to Mr.. Hanna, saying, There's
my subscription to your Young Mems
Christian Asspeiation.r Mr. Hanna and
all begsn;sxPteAing their thanks when
euddsusy 1df Hanna gave start of sur.
prise aud said Mr.. Moody, you've made
. mistake; you endorsed the wrong
check tM, is the t400 check" "No,
no, 4 diin't make mistake, T" said he, in
his quick, on fhand, but kindly way;
"this oneeis enough TO pay my expenses"
pointing to tho tl00 check.
The committee was too dumbfouuded
10 speak. This 10 the most remarkable
occurrence that ever happened here. It
brings up q little incident that occurred
In Mr.. Moodys room just after he came
here.
Al several ot the evangelistic meet ings
held here public opportunity was given
to the people to make up purse for the
evangelist Some members Of the com.
mittce at these meetings went up to Mr..
Mood,'s room to sound him and see il he
would permit them to take up a public
collection. Thpy told him that they did
not wish to offend his nse of propriety
and wanted to know II he objected to an
opportunity being given to the people to
make q contribution. "Whst" said Mr..
Moody, "for met" eyes" was the reply.
'No, I" said Mr. Moody. IL could not
thinkof such athing. would rather
drink on ef the brooks"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
A Negro Mob Avenges a Crime.

MEMPHIS, Tenn Rufus Haywood, q
colorcd planter, was assassinated by Lee
Walton, notorious negro dcspcrado,
Sunday night, at Villayuna, Miss. After
Tobbing his victim, Walton fed but was
run down by bloodhounds and captured
Monday morning. He was taken to
Villayuma, where he was being guarded
by the sheriff until the arrival OF the
train for Kolin Fork, the county seat.
Just before the train arrived, a mob of
500 negroes ov'rpowc:cd the sheriff and
took the murderer t. the scene Of his
crime, where he was hang,d to limb
and his body &! Cd with bnl cts.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
NUMBER II.
THEY DIVORCE THEMSELVES.
A Brother Of Bishop Haygood and
His Wife Publish . Gard Announc-
inR the Fact.

xAIo Wtkv 1uUkRo - VeNu RRn0uAAC-
ing the Fact.
ATLANTA, GA.---The following card
has been made public:
Tho undersigned havo this day dis-
solved their relation ~ man aud wife.
Neither claims nor believes any cause for
divorce against tho other, either upon
Scripturai or legal grounds. Having
gradually discovered what we did not
know at tho time OF our marriage, that
wo did not and do not have that degree
Of mutual love essential 10 happy uaton
and feeling that time widens rather than
heels the breach, we believe Il our duty
to dissolve our marriage relations. We
will In tho future regard ourselves a.
neither husband nor wife tho one 10 tho
other, aud neither will interfere nor be
responsible for tho othsr. -. -
Signed In duplicate at Atlanta, Ca,
this 2eth day Of january, 1909
NARY H. HAyaoop,
WN. A. HAYWOOD.
William A. Haygood Is brother OF
Bishop Atticus g. Haygood of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church South, and 10 o
leading church and society man.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
GENERAL NEWS.
The Pith and Point of Daily Occur
rences.

The Pith and Point of Daily Occur
rences.
The Salvation Army will build a mag
nificcnt barracks on "a lot in New York
costing 81 ,O,C00.
S'v.n colorcd converts were baptized
in creek in Atchison, Kan, a week
ago through hoe CIT in several inches
of ice
Ex-Secretary OF the Navy Tracey made
his first appearance as practicing law
yer befo the Supreme Court on Tues.
day.
The Princess Kaiaulani made visit to
the White House, and was charmed with
the fist lady Of the land" SAY ing after
wards that Mrs. Cleveland was the first
woman she had ever fallen in love with.
Denver, Colorado, proposes to irrigate
800, 900 acres in its Sc, tion of the State,
and, to comno ce with, will dig canal
costing 81, 600, 900.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
A Big Steel Plant for Birmingham

NEW YoRE. - Ex Senator Thomas G.
Plstt confirmed tLc report Mat hc is soon
to step out o! the presidency OF the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
Henry DeBal delaben will be elected
president at the annual meeting of the
company. This arrangement, which is
entirely amicablc, was decided upon a
year ago, when the DcBarjelabcn Iron
and Steel Company joined hands with
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
The directors of the company met Mon
day and completed arrangements for the
building Of tig steel plant in Birming-
ham, ala
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Colored Laborers at Pittsbure.

PITTsBURG, PA.--About $50 negroes
from the South arrived at Brinton Sta
ton Tuesday afternoon. Colorcd labor
ers will be given the first chance by the
Carnegie Company at all its works in
preference to foreigners WHO apply for
work. James Galley, general manager of
the plant, expects nearly 1000 others in
month. This will mean that as soon
as possible all Slavs will be dismissed
There are about 5000 foreigners alto.
gether.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
The Man Who Doesn't Drink-Mr.
Cleveland Looking for Him.

A prominent New York Democrat Is
reported as follows in the Hartford
Courant: "Those who constantly see
him, and who have been consulted fire.
QuentIy ms to the forthcoming changes
in all the departme OF the public ser
vice, say that the first question which
Mr. Cleveland Eow asked as to any person
proposed to him for public place is--does
he drink2
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Death Of an African Bishop

WASHINGTON, ID. c Bishop Brown
OF the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, died here at noon, aged i5. lie
had been i'll for some time and his death
was not unexpected bishop Brown was
eminent in the Church and was greatly
respected and esteemed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Green B. Steps Down and Out.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-The Secr.ts-y
Of the in crior accepted the resignation
of Green B. Raum "a commissioner of
Pensions aud his designated Deputy
Commissioner Andrew Davidson to take
charge Of that Office until the appoint.
ment by the President of Raum's sue.
cessOI.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
Remunerative Farming.

A correspondent of tho Charleston, 8.
c., News aud Courier writes to that pa
per from Ninety Six as foil rvs: "rhere
are great many farmers throughout the
State who seem to think that there is no
ready money in anything except cotton.
Now, in order to relieve those who are
laboring under this impression, desire
to call their attention to the various rans
produced last year by IL. p. Galphi-
prosperous farmer of our town. TT
lands cultivated are the old Cambria
lands within mile of this place. Nj,
Gilphin has jus. furnished me with the
following statement, and therefore it can
be relied upon rs correct. He says he
produced last year with three mul the
following crops:
On 10 acres. 500 bushels at S cents $50
ON m9 50 Is bales Of cotton at Us per bo,e
ON ,5 acres loo bushels Of oats at S, eents $50
On acres 100 bales of vine hay a, 50 cents Zoo
Grand total for oil crops ss7S
.It will be seen from the above table
that the clover crop is far more valuable
than either of the other crops He re-.
allied nearly twice as much from twenty
five acres iii clover rs ne did from fifty
acres in cotton, besides there is very lit
tie expense attached to it's production.
Ev,ry farmer should have his barn filled
with clover hay. 1t is an excellent feed
for all stock, especially cattle. Milk
COWS thrive on it. 1t increases the flow
of milk and produces beautiful rich yel-
low butter. Mr.. Galphin has fattened
and killed several fine hogs, and says
that he has plenty of this valuable and
indispensable article of food to supply
him this year.
Il did not ascertain from Mr.. Galphin
the amount of his expenses incurred in
producing these crops, but it would be
safe TO say nc cleared over and above ex-
pcnscs at least 81 900 to the mule, which
must be admitted by all as very fine
farming. If every farmer would adopt
Mr.. Galphin's plan we would have no
use for the Alliance nor the Ocala plat
form, the sub treasury bill or nothing OF
the kiud, but would be q happy, indie
pendent people, and tho cry of oppres.
sion and hard times would be thing of
the past. l simply give this, hoping
that it may prove beneficial to some poor
farmers at least who bave been sticking
to their cotton idol in neglect of all other
crois.
"Just before mailing this Mr.. Galphin
askt me to add, in addition to the above
crops, that he made thirty bushels of
bar cy and iGG gallons CT sorghum"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
a. HI. .F(;$;;'
he State of South .CaroliI
UNION COUNTY.

Court Of Common Pleas. get of them
G. A. Wilson Us. X. Almanikin' whiskey
mons for Relief. domp' aint I'm the same
,S.sfendant, ne J. Il. Nman: to T &. 'stIu st;ii 10!
bout dsNhY, ,.uuned ~
Il up and t6I Hin the whole outls,
were my owns III 81 eafd to him that
didn't blccvesh6k Judge nd do nothin'
wi me no how, ease wuz woman.
Whole outlay's plum Iuint now, SO 'taint
no use to make any bond.
''Jcs soon as / gi's out I'm goiug to
make more whiskey mooushinc-good,
too Jcsncss, en- you know yourself tsint
no kind or way ter make jis drop er two.
"Did sell anYf 1 didn't give none
away" Mrs. Turner was taken to Jail.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
COTTON MILL OWNERS PROTEST
Against tho Reduction of Hours O,
Labor.--The South Gaining on
tho Moth

A Boston dispatch Tue. day rays: At
n hearing bcf re the labor c,mmittcc of
the l. gislature representatives of tho
cotton mills Mt Chicopcc, Fall River,
Lowell and Taunton demonstrated against
the reduction of tho hours of labor in
manufacturing com anics to 54 per week,
claiming they cannot stand the competi-
tion Of mills in other States and England.
TIC treasurer OF the Massachusetts,
Mills. Mt Lowell, and the Whittenton
mills, Mt Taunton, said he was abso!utel
driven from the State, and that he is
going South to build a mill in order to
hold his export trade. Ills goods, he
aid, can be made much cheaper in the
South on the indical machine. The
5 nth is gsini G rapidly on the North,
though he did net believe the South
wo'ld destroy Northern business.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
PETT[ no PROTECTION.
0sorgia,s Nc IA Moonshinsr Goes
to jail IT Like Man.

ATLANTA, 0a{-A woman moonshiner,
Mrs. Malinda T9r.er, was arrested Sat-
urday morning dad brought before Unit.
ed States Commissioner CASTOR in default
Of a $500 bond. Mrs. Turner acknowl-
edged her. guilt Ind throughout the trial
was very defiant refusing to mako any
attempt at giyinS bail and ignoring the
fact that shc sou, "a be sworn In her own
behalf. Slc is tsle mother of John and
Will Turner, nStori sns moonshiners in
White County.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
A Costly Stock Farm.

NASHVILLE, Tenn --Richard Croker,
OF New York, las purchased n hnlf in
tercst i'll the famous Bclcmcadc Stock
Farm for $3.50, OOO cash.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
No. Money Enough to Go Around.

WAsnINeToN,r y. G, - Secretary Carlisle
dismissed ten temporary clerks employed
in the second auditors office. The re-
duction Of force was rendered necessary
by the exhaustion OF the appropriations.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
DIXIE NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.
AL the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero in Condensed Form.
A family at Newton, N. G., has sixteen

A family at Newton, N. c., has sixteen
dogs.
Tarboro, N. c., is to have aud artes sian
well water supply.
Richmond county, N. c., Jail contains
nineteen prisoners, several held on mur
der charges.
Fifty-two people have lately gone in q
party from Burke county, N. q to Kan
sas.
Three men arc soon 70 leave Asheville,
N. c, in boat on their way to til,
World's Fair. The boat is ready.
n,sa 500 sspp sspp,iss,l m':s r,an1
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-24
BISsELL's POSTOFRICE POL ICY.
Offensive Partissnship will Not Me-
essarily Constitute Cuuso for Re,
moyAl

moval.
WARRINGTON, ID. C.-To prominent
Western Congressman, who talked with
Postmaster General Bissell concerning his
policy a. to removals, the latter said:
1T 10 not the intention of tho admin.
istrAtion to remove any postmasters until
their term Of ofR G has expired, except
for serious cause"
"Win offensive partisanship DO accept
able causei" was asked.
~ don't cay II will not" said Mr.. Bis.
sell, "but every case will have to stand
on its own merits, aud il will have 10 be
q grave case brfore removal is made.
The fact that postmaster has taken in
tcrcst In the work Of his party will not,
] think, DC cons dcrod sufficient cause /;
but, Is l have said before, every case
must stand by itself. Complaints of in.
competency, neglect of business or sb-
solutc misuse. OF -po.i'i'p with certainly
receive attent' on" He also suggested
that the recommend alton of members OF
Congress. would not, per sc, give It
preference over others. The Po ,tmaster-
General added that tho department had
promulgated q general rule, under which
postofficcs would not be given to keepers
of stores. Mr.. Bissell said that hc did
not moan that the rule should apply to
small villages in distant States, where,
unless some storckecper would handle the
mail, no one could be induced to accept
the Office; but he did most emphatically y
intend to refuse TO appoint any postmas-
tcrs, presidential or otherwise, who
would not give their personal attention
to the businesN of handling tho mail and
who simply desired to secure tho Office
rs an advertisement for their business.
Counterfeit Money in Richmond.
NEW YoRx.-Dctectivc Sergeant Jungt
succeeded in running down what may
prove to bo the operations of gang who
arc making counterfeit money in Rich
mond, Va. and passing it in New York
city and Eto ,klyn. Wednesday morning
he arrested Frank Hulstcad and David
Bai tholomcw, Of Brooklyn, on the COM
pl,int of David Folknrd, jcwcler, who
charged them with pissing counterfeit
$50 bills on him on January 25. We'd
nesday morning the min called again at
his store and tried to sell Fulkard q
watch which they had bought from him.
The jcweler recognized them and called
in Detective Jungt. They were arraigned
In the United States Court in Brooklyn
and held to await the action of the
United States grand jury. lIalstcad
admitted that he passed *144 in counter
felt mon' y iu Brooklyn and New York,
and that the money had been made in
Richmond, Va.
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FAMILY BURNED ALIVE.
A Dreadful Fire at Rutherfordton,
North Carolina.
A Wife and Two Children Perish in
the Flames.

RurBRRFoRroN, N. C.-Thc home OF
Thorn Dixon was burned to the ground
Wedne: day night Mr.. Dixon's wife
and two children were burned to death.
The story is one Of ,urpassing sadness,
and is details are sufficient 10 wiring the
hearts Of all with pity. Mr.. Dixon k Q
hardware mcrchsn, here and also travel
ing salesman for the hardware house OF
Cottiel ], Watkins & Co, OF Richmond,
Va. He located in Rutberfordton s years
ago and built very handsome home.
There his wife aud three children lived
while he was away on business. The
house was loo ted on hill on the out
skirts of the town aud was one Of the
prettiest residences of that mountain Sec
Passaic City record., 1893-09-30
THROUGH SERVICE.

Solid trains between New YORK ana
Chicago. via Chautauqua Lake or Nia~
CARA Falls. Pullman cers between New
York and Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara
Falls, Toronto, Chauteuqua Lake. Cleve-
land. Cincinnati and Chicago. Leave
Jersey City as follows:
o. a. m.-train o-every day. Through
train to Salamanca Pullman Par1or car
New York and Susquehanna. Stop ae
Passaic e.aI on signal. Biughamton ana
points west.
Io.Is--Every day to Chicago- Pullman
Sleeping Car from New York. Smoking
and Day Car from New York. TO BUN
alo, Pullman Drawing Room Car from
New York To Cincinnati, Pullman
Sleeping Car from Hornellsville. Mcala
in Dining Car.
a.rsp. m-yes6bule limited. Sollo
train for Chicago, via Chautauqu aLake-
with dining car to Chicago. Sleepers -
Chicago, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
6.4s D. m. Solid tram to Chicago by
Niagara Falls. Sleepers to Bnhalo. ko~
chester. Toronto and Chicago.
$50 D. IA. Via Chautauqua Lake ma
Niagara Falls. Solid train to Chlcacn.
Sseepers to Buffalo, Chicago and Caneln-
natl. Stop at Passaic ct FL n ~
take on passengers for Blnghameon q
beyond #
Passaic City record., 1893-09-30
DEATH IN A PANIC,
A Number Of Worshipers Crushed at
Suwalki, Poland.

A false alarm OF fire was given in the
synagogue Of Kalwarya, near Suwalki, Po-
land. The building was crowded with Jews
at worship. All started at once for the two
exits, and, despite the shouts OF the Rabbi
that there was no flre, fought to get out.
After q struggle OF ten minutes, two-thirds
OF the congregation were still In the syna-
gogue. AS no fire had appeared, they be-
came cnlmer, and, with the aid OF the care
takers, the Rabbi eventually restored quiet.
Nine dead bodies were found near the exits,
and twenty persons lay unconscious and
bleeding where they had been trampled.
Fully 100 persons were injured In the rush.
Fifteen received wounds likely to cause
death.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-30
INDIAN BUREAU.
The Advance In Indian School Work
During the Year.

The Advance In Indian School Work
During the Year.
Commissioner Browning, Of the Indian
Bureau. in his annual report TO the Secretary
Of the Interior submits estimates for the year
ending June 80, 1895, aggregating $685.
756. which is S19s, ,6ss less than the present
appropriation. The advances in Indian school
work during the year is said to be encourag-
ing as compared with the last several years
The number of pupils enrolled in 1891 was
Il. .926 in 1892. 19. .s07, and In 1898, 21 .136-
The average attendance also materially in
creased. That Of 1891 was 13. 56S; in 1892,
Il. .167. and in 1893, $685.
During the last year cash payments We're
made TO Indians aggregating $S.071.21I OF
which S975.147 was for services and articles
purchased from them and S2.0S6. .064 in iui-
hlling treaties, interest, etc The report
shows that the several Indian tribes have in
the United States Treasury trust funds
amounting to S2S. .S61.
Passaic City record., 1893-09-30

The much-coveted cup was originally
offered as prize for race around the Isle
Of Wight, open to yachts. OF All Nations.
The prize was offered by the Royal Yacht
Squadron The cup is of solid silver. 1t IS
ewer-shaped and elaborately ornamented- It
stands q little over two feet IN height and
weIohs one hundred ounces. Around the
centre. the broadest part, are medallions
bearing different inscriptions. The first
reads as follows
ssOne hundred guinea cup, won August ~
1851. at Cowes England. by Yacht America,
at Royal Yacht Squadron regatta, open to all
Nations, beating Beatrice, Volante, Arrow,