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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
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Dogskin - . wall decoration.
A snow white colt without eyes or
forelegs has been born on the farm OF
Frank McKeehsn, near Peoples, Ohio.
People never think of whistling in |
Iceland. It's violation Of the divine
law.
At recent wedding In Clarke
County, Alabama, the groom was fif-
teen years old and the bride thirty.
Ave.
Before the year HOO everyone wore
mittens or went bareheaded. Gloves
with twelve fingers were invented in
the Twelfth Century.
In a cemetery adjoining small
town in the State of Vermont there is
a tombstone bearing this remarkable le.
gend: Sacred to the memory OF three
twins"
It is belief of fisherman that the
fnny denizens of the deep are hun
griest and bite most freely during the
four or five days following the moons
first quarter.
When Doorkeeper Isaac Bassett hrst
went to the United States Senate as
page sixty-fve years ago, there were
forty-six desks in it. Now there are
eighty eight.
The railroad constructed by Stephen
son south of Liverpool and opened for
Z t-%rafie in 1882 remained in use almost
SlSas the great inventor left it until n
few weeks ago, when new line was
} constructed.
A citizen of Concord, N. n. is the
owner of the first bank note issued by
the United States Government under
the National banking law. It WAS is
sued TO the First National Bank OF
Washington, d. O., December 81,
1868.
Robert Furey has been awarded a
three years contract for street cleaning
in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is to get $19O,
I 900 the first two years and $215, OOO
the third year for removing ashes, and
s23 q mile for street cleaning, ON the
? basis of 15, 900 miles.
; Spirit Lake, Iowa, is situated upon
, the pinnacle of one of the most ele.
q waited regions in the State-1650 feet
! above sea level In Mrs. Yelverton's
Z book, GA Journey in q junk" there
a is description of Buddhist temple
! in Cochin China, but in the form Of 9
| Uvv1- .mJfo!
9 The Blue Grotto, on the Island of
Q Capri in the Bay of Naples, is abso
o iutely unrivaled for the vivid splendo,
o of its colors. Owing to the peculiar
Q nature of the refraction of the sun
n light on it's waters, wall, roof and sea
are tinged beautiful ultramarine
q which shades into deep violet in thu
# furthest recesses of the cavern.
y Probably the majority of the peopl.
9 who have sung the plsintive ballad
y "The Mistletoe Bough," have believed
}. its story to be purely romantic. It is
y however, founded on fact, and it,
IS scene is laid at Maxwell Old Hall, neal
a Winchester, England. Only recently
Q the cold oak chest" which had beer
9 preserved in the family for many
years, WAS sold at auction.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
NELLIE's EYES.

Sweet Nellie's eyes are twiiigns oohss
The eyes love to greet,
They never opened first Mt morn,
Or mid the poontide heats
put when the sun was sinking ioW'
pefore the stars began to glow,
Where southern jesemines sway ana oio"
Tbev caught their shadows sweet.
n Ne,,ie's eyes, sweet Nellie's eyes
Jllumined with celestial dyes
They hac,at my dreams
With gentle CLEANS
wistful:
Tristful,
Twilight eyes.
s,voet Nellie's mouth is summer-kissed
| To grace beyond eclipse;
One eve a ruby rose was missed
And blossomod on her lips,
And softer than the coo ot dove
M southern winds that fit above
Arc oil her words, and nauSht o"' ''''
From out her rose mouth slips.
q Ne,,ies lips, sweet, Nellie's lips,
Their dulcet tone hko honey drips
Upon the ear
Serenely clear
Slender,
Tender,
Summer lips.
Sweet Nellie's locks are sunset croWheu
Der ears of sea-shells meld, -.
-<-,i-i
, No locks moro fair in trancina ARE
I Were ever clasped by fllet pure
I To wake the lay of troubadour
= Or fire bard of old.
o Nellio's hair. sweet Ncllie's hair
My heart lies in its silken share,
Nor time nor art
The bond shall part
Twining,
Shining,
I Sunset hair!
, Samuel NJ. Peck, in Atlanta Constitute
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Three years 81 ksosouehine has
killed Julius lord, aeed sixty three, OF
Williamstown, Mass. The attacks were
freqrent and ss:ers. and weakened
Lord SO that he was confined to his
bed. Letters ware received from all
over the United States suggesting REM
ediea Three days before his death
tho Accougl left him, but he was too
weak tl Guryfve.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

stab him. Tho steam from the animals
the snow whirls, the whoops OF tne
scout. the red gouts trGm that gieam-
knife made strange, exciting tabieau.
Another ex-scout, known as Curly
Walker. was killed near Dodge by
resident of Salina, Kan, IN An encouh
ter resulting from an effort on ,he par
of Walker to sell lot of cattle stoien
,nd run of by him from their iaWhui
owner. This man Walker was coweu
once when drunk ard disorderiy M
Fort Dodge in n way that Lieutenant
coionel John r. Brooke is too modest
20 toll about. Bob Wright was present
xben he was killed. de was Pier1ou
INV several bullets from Westches.er
r;i,c whilst dismounting from ms
| horse. and died with one hand on MS
revolver, vainly trying to release l.
from the holster, in the stitching oi
,b;cb the hammer WAS caught. III
tbe other hand "Curly" Walker hao
revolver which, in his death throes' nt
nsed as a knife, repeatedly thrustlnS II
into the prairie sod, discharging
and bursting the weapon by the act.
Captain Harry Reade, VINO 10
,;nhteen wears was an officer OF tn
twenty fifth United States infantry
was formerly scout in GovernmGI
service upon the Western plains,
n.yer wore a buckskin suit or aifecte
long hair, however, and in the qul'
rot;rement o8'his Massachusetts, hon
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Clarence Smith, private secretary to
collector Hendricks, of the Port of
New York, proposes to organize a
society to be composed of men who are
or have been conspicuous as private
secretaries to leading officials of the
Government. Among those who have
been asked to join are Secretary of
War Lamont and General Horace
Porter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
To CIes nse tho system

Ehectu"ily yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood Is impure or sluggish, to per-
manentiy cure habitual constipation. to awak-
on the Kidneys and liver to healthy activity,
without Irritating or weakening them, to dis
pei headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of
Figs. ~
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
A Curious Timekeeper.

The islanders of the South Pacific
have no clocks. They have curious
timekeeper of their own. Taking the
kernels of the nut of the candle tree
they wash them and string them on
the rib of palm leaf. This is placed
in an upright position and the upper
kernel is lighted. AS all kernels are
of the same size and substance they
each burn certain number of min
utes, setting fire to the kernel below.
The natives tie bits of bark cloth along
the string at regular intervals to mark
the divisions Of time. New York Mail
and ExDress
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Near Tranquebar, on the southeass.
ern coast OF India, there is species Of
tish which not only is able to walk ON
level ground but can climb trees.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by browns Iron Bitters. which enriches
the blood, tones tho nerves, aids dlgesti on.
Acts ike charm on persons In general Ill
health, giving new energy and strength.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

The Scotch herring fishery Is now
she greatest in the world, employing
a2,OO0 boats and 100. 900 people.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
We Cure Rupture.

NO matter Of how long standing Writ
I9r Tree treatise, testimonials, etc. To 8.
PGi,eassw1rth Prine si. SS Co, owego, Tioga Co. N.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

The highest volcano Is Popocatapetl.
Mexico--17,74s feet, with q crater q
mile IN diameter and 1000 feet deep.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Beecham's Pills with drink of water morn
tngs. Beecham's-no others. rs cents boI
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Browns Iron Bitters oures Dvspep,ia Nal.
ria, Biliousness and General .Qebl fsnsf 49,
strenRlha RdS ms best tonio for Nm,sis.-
hothers weak women and children.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
Extremes in the Plant World.

Let us turn from the giants of tho
forest to those plants which can only
be seen with the higher powers of the
microscope. The smallest of these and
ut the same time the smallest of living
things are the plants known AS bac'
terra: They have an average diameter
OIL l-26,OOO of an inch and length
one to ten times as great. Many OF
them have diameter of less than
LOO, 600 of an inch, and it is probable
that there are multitudes of them so
small that the highest powers of the
do not render them visible
--Science.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

Very handsome dresses, and window
curtains as well are now made Of glass
in Austria.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

-rancis A. Hobart, after having boc,.
Moderator of the town of Bra;niroa
Mass, for twenty-three years, had de.
ciined a reelection. He is not vet
sixty years old. -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

The latest record-breaking time be-
tween Bombay, India, and London is
thirteen days.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

and y. H. EEobgr9, Mgr, Clarie Scott. wrItes .
nruoai.t. ~. Sntarrn Cure available remei y y
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

kppopulous with Kiowa, Arapahoe
Indians, who ambushed
the watering places, fired the river
bottoms, and whose kcen-cyed abilities
sought by every artificc and skillful
device to intercept, chase down and
Kill the Government scouts.
clnnati Commercial Gazette.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

,n ~ a,Intcted with sore eyes uso DR.. Isaac rho,r
ens Aye-water, pragsists sell At 20c. per i bottis
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

The favorite flower of the Princess OF
Wales is the lily of the valley.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30

No man can join q Chinese army
wide.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08
Eastern Floods and Bltxxards.

CHICAGO, Feb To-day was the coolest
of the present cold snap. The mercury
yesterday morning stood at 40 degrees
above zero. This morning it was 10 de-
grees below. a drop of so degrees in less
than twenty-four hours. This evening it
has gone still lower and at midnight it
registers IA degrees below.
PIrrsBuRG, Feb. 6.-Dispatches from
many points in Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio report high water in
the creeks and rivers, and serious damage
is feared.
HUTCHINSON. Mimi, Feb. 6.-For the
last three days of last week the tempera-
ture here was not above 20 below zero and
from that down to "A below. Nearly three
feet of snow fell IN the meantime and ter
rife winds com bined to make it the worst
blizzard OF the winter. The roads are
blocked.
OMAHA, Feb. 6-At noon the Their
mometer registered II degrees below zero,
the lowest point reached. The wind is
blowing gale and the streets are almost
deserted.
MARsHALLrowN, Ia, Feb. 6.-The most
violent storm of the season has prevailed
here since midnight, but abated somewhat
at noon today. The mercury dropped u
degrees in twelve hours. The snow is
badly drifted. railway traffic greatly i'm
peded and business practically suspended.
ST.. PAuL, Feb. 6.-The severe weather
continues. The temperature is Is to 25
degrees below zero, with severe winds.
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FIGHTING THE SHERMAN ACT.
The House to Make Determined Effort
to Secure It's Repeal.

Inc house to Make Determined Effort
to Secure It's Repeal.
WASHINGTON CIry, Feb. 7.-Culberson
OF Texas introduced in the house today
the bill previously made public repeating
the Sherman silver purchase act, substi-
tuEing the old Bland act and providing for
the coinage of the bullion accumulated
under the Sherman act.
WASHINGTON CRY. Feb. 7.-Advocates in
the house OF the repeal of the Sherman
law held conference this afternoon. A
resolution was adopted declaring that it
had been discovered that a majority of the
mouse Is in favor of the repeal of the Sher-
man bullion purchase act; that it has been
decided to abandon the attempt to get a
majority of the Democrats to sign clo-
ture petition, and to make a fight on the
moor OF the house, where all friends of
honest money, whether Democrats or Re-
publicans. might join in the attempt to Sc
cure the repeal of the law.
BALTIMORE, Feb. THE Board of Trade,
oy resolution, protests against the utter
ances OF Senator Teller in threatening to
block legislation in case the Sherman sill
yer bill is repealed. The resolution says
1t Is public outrage that fourteen senator's,
or any one OF them. from Colorado. North Da-
kota, south Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
ana Nevada, representing total population OF
but little more than twice that of Baltimore
City or one-ffth that OF New York state, should
thus imperil the commercial interests OF the
whole country.
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. THE house
committee on federal relations today de-
clded to recommend to the house for adop-
ton McMurdy's resolution instructing the
Illinois representatives in congress to use
their influence to secure American su-
premacy in the Hawaiian islands.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. THE Ha-
waiian annexation commissioners and DR..
Mott Smith, the Hawaiian minister, had
another interview this morning with Sec
rotary Foster at the state department.. As
was the case with the two previous inter-
views this was entirely informal, being
confined to an interchange of unofficial
views upon the subject of annexing the
Hawaiian islands to the United States.
Nothing was said about the time when
the commissioners shall be. received by
President Harrison, and thus formally
recognized, and the determination of this
date will depent upon the nature of the
advices from Honolulu which are ex-
pected to reach San Francisco tomorrow
on the steamship Australia.
All the members of the cabinet were
present at the cabinet meeting today ex-
cept Secretary Noble. There is no change
in the situation of Hawaiian affairs as far
as the cabinet is concerned. Until the pres
ident and secretary of state reach con-
clusion negotiations cannot be formally
entered upon, and OF course there is moth
ing for the cabinet as body to con-
slider. Thurston and Carter left on the
noon train for New York on personal bust
ness, and will return tomorrow evening.
Another conference may be held on Thurs
day, but when the commissioners sep
arated from Secretary Foster today there
was no definite engagement. to that effect.
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seem to think it is she British ship George
Thompson. lumber laden, from the Fraser
river for Australia When the Retriever
sighted the wreck the weather was too
rough to permit close inspection.
The tugs will probably return from the
cape by tomorrow night and more definite
details can then be sscertained.
Capt Nelson. of the tug Pioneer, denies
making the statement in Seattle last
Saturday with reference to the reported
wreck of the ship Kennebec in Barclay
sound. The Kennebec is not overdue and
no reason exists for the reported disaster.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE Norwegian bark
Alice. in ballast, came ashore Mt the Long
Beach life-saving station last night. Be-
fore an attempt could be made to rescue
the crew. five attempted to land in their
own boat, but it vas capsized, and all
were drowned. Tise remaining eleven
members OF the Greg were rescued by
life line. This afternoon the body of an
other seaman came ashore. Two bodies
are still missing.
CHATHAM, Mass, Feb. The steamer
Cottage City, from Portland for New
York, went ashore on the outer bar today.
The sea was very rough, and she pounded
heavily. She had many passengers and a
valuable cargo. No boat was able to get
near enough to render assistance.
At Up. m. the steamer began throwing
part OF her cargo overheard to tighten her
so she would float at high water, and she
came off apparently unchanged.
HALIFAX, n. S., Feb THE brigantine
Edith, from Demarara for Halifax, is
ashore at Fox point, and the sea is rum
ming high. 1t is feared her crew of eight
men will be lost.
LONDON, Feb. THE Dutch steamer schie-
dam, from Rotterdam JANUARY Is for New York
and Baltimore, passed Weaver Point this morn.
ing, making for Queenstown under sail. Tugs
towed her into port. She experienced sixteen
days OF terrible weather, aud had fire in her
coal bunkers several days,
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Stenger, of Stenger & Humphrey. beef
contractors. just in from camp on Pass
Creek, says the bodies of Bennett, Kelley
and Royse will arrive tonight and
be buried here. James Bacon and
William Kelley, boys I6 years old.
aud guests at the ranch over night, were
taken in charge by their father and uncle
and removed to their homes, ten miles
south of Pine Ridge. Two Sticks and
three of his band were fed on the night of
the I'd by Rodney Royse, the camp
cook. 1t is supposed the Indians had
sidearms concealed on their persons.
and after partaking of the hospitality of
the camp murdered the whites in cold
blood. The report that the men were hay-
ing drunken frolic is most emphatically
denied by Mr.. Stengcr. The Indians stole
four saddles, sixteen horses and killed a
span of warehouses;. Two Sticks and two
of his sons are dead, killed by the Indian
police and friendly Sioux. Two Sticks
band comprised two families of outlaws.
which had run from several camps, and
seemed to belong to no regular tribe and
lived by themselves.
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THERIGHTOFASYLUM
1t Is Denied by Provisions of
New Russian Treaty.
SENATOR TuRP,E's PROTEST.
Congress Refuses to Reduce Their Sal.
aries or That OF the President In
Legislative Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. when the
senate committee on foreign relations re-
ported the Russian extradition treaty it
was with an amendment to the effect that
attempts to murder the car or any mem
Der OF the royal family be consid-
cred non-political offenses, regardless
of what the motive of the criminal
might be, and that being nom
political they should be extradi.able. This
clause was productive of a great deal of
debate, Turpie being the champion Of the
right of asylum; but the committee was
finally sustained and Turpie, not being
satisfied with this action, introduced res.
oIution today intended as an Offset to the
terms of the treaty. The resolution declares
it the sense of the senate that jurisdiction
in what is known as political offenses
ought not to be extra territorial and No
treaty should be approved which proposes
to take from the courts of the United
States the right to determine whether or
not an offense is political under the law of
nations. The resolution was ordered
printed.
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Missouri, offered an amendm ent providing
that until places in the classified civil serv.
ice shall ne distributed among the adher-
ents OF the several political parties in pro-
portion TO their resp ective members. as
shown by the vote az the last presidential
election, no applicant, unless he be an adj
hereht OF the political party which has
not mad its fair proportion of employees in
such service. shall De eligible to examina-
ton or appointment under the civil sery.
ice law.
Lodge made point of order against this
amendment which was defended by Dear
nond. The chair, however, ruled the
amendment out Of order. Picker made
avigorous attack on the provisions of the
bill providing for commission to inquire
into the working of the executive depart
ments. and. without disposing of the
paragraph, the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
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IN THE SENATE.
The Russian Treaty Amendment Rati-
6ed-Chandler Rnaata the Nemncrnta.

The Russian Treaty Amendment Rati.
6ed-Chandler Roasts the Democrats.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. THE senate
ratified the Russian extradition treaty as
amended today, with amendments. The
amendment made to the treaty makes all
attempts to assassinate the car or men,
bers of the royal family an extraditable
of1ense regardless of motive.
The senate then took up the automatic
car coupler bill.
Senator Chandler managed to give po-
lticaI twist to the debate on the bill. He
brought up the resolution in the national
Democratic platform which denounced the
Republican party and the Republican sem
ate for not having provided legislation for
protecting railroad employees. and insisted
that the position of many Democratic
senators against the bill was inconsistent
with party feaity. He twitted them with
the fact that only seven of them voted yes
terday to take up the bill to repeal the
Sherman act. knowing the declaration of
the national Democratic convention on the
silver subject and knowing the entreaties
of the president-elect to have the Sherman
act repealed before the 4th of March, and
he predicted that the course of the Demo-
cratic senator's at the next congress on the
subject of the tariff would be equally at
variance with the party platform. After
considerable debate the bill went over
without action.
The senate bill for the relief of the assig-
nees or legal representatives of John
Roach. deceased, to pay the balance due
on the United States ship Dolphin of
s. 165. was taken from the calendar and
passed. Adjourned.
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TACOMA, Feb. 7.-lspecialEw. II. Hanson,
superintendent of the Tacoma MIL Company.
does not believe that the opening of the Mica
ragus canal is going to benefit the lumber
business OF the Pacific Northwest To any great
extent "5l0w freight Of that kind" hs said to-
day, can 60 round the Horn When you figure
1t out, that sailing vessels would have to 10
towed into the Pacific terminus OF the canal, a
distance Of from 800 to coo miles, the advantage
20 be gained over going all the way around by
sail does not amount 10 much. To approach
Nicaragua. vessels would have to get outside
OF the trade winds; when out OF the trade
winds. why they are not in IL and would have
to be towed in- Then the toll would be great,
no doubt. The suez canal people charge about
81 40 per ton, therefore 800 ton ship would
have TO pay. according 20 Suez rates, over 5000
But only inirsquently sre vessels towed
through suez IL don't pay. Continued re-
pairs and late engagements, have pus the Susx
people 10 great expense"