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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13
KILLED NEAR GREENWOOD.
A Old Negro Run Over by q Train,
and the Coroner's July has O
Marrow Escape.

GREENWOOD. S. C.-An old negro was
run over and killed few miles above
here by freight train going from Spar
tanburg to Augusta. Both limbs were
severed at the thigh, The coroner's
jury were sent by railroad on the same
engine and cabooss to view the the body
The verdict was accidental death With
no blame attachcd.to the railroad.
Returning to this point in our special
cab, with tho dead body. we saw, With
alarm, heavy freight train bearing
down on us around curve and on down
grade. There was collision, of course,
but excepting sprains and bruises there
was but little damage, and that to the
raiload. 1t seemed that misunder-
standing OF orders caused what may
have been a very serious accident. The
offending freight train with our caboose
then returned to Greenwood, after pick
ing up lot of frightened men who had
jumped from the train before the col
| lision.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13

Running is tho great berrtiiac o.
figure and movement. 1t gives mn Scu-
lar development, stroay heart acton
and free lung play. Tn, mrs,le co a,i
where it ought to be, tho shoulders 50
back, the loins hold ti3 tau; well
balanced, .aud the feet take their cor
rest positions. 1t was runnin: whic!,
made the Greek figure. The more ne
tive tribes of American Indians have
been runners from tlmc immenoria!.
md from the chest otn, heels they
are much more beautifully built thar
the avera go of white men. Running
people have usually thu tirn bat el,s
tic texture which is thu beauty o
flesh
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13
New idea in Banking.

Tie Savings Bank Of Natchsz, Miss lis
tryin. e n9w i.ian ;oenI i'nge people to
save tn ir e4rnings. 1t issues what it
terms hundred dollar iastalment savings
hon s, on which p,ymeuts Of t1.0o and
upwards can hc made When .he a:i1u it
p id equals the ce OF the bond the bank
allows 4 er cent. int rest. The per
cent can ais, lie 'xchaN ged for A. other
Of visa: is callc the = I. sid.np' series, on
which per c"':. 'nteref is paid a' long
IS the mon,y is left on 'ayposit
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13
PALMETTO PINE TOP WHISKEY.
Gov. Tiilman Gets the Court to Order
That tho Trade Mark Be
Registered,

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-T,llman's Pal
metto brand Pine Top whiskc7 h,s, at
lat, secured Jcgi.tratiou To bring
themselves within iic letter OF the law
the Sout Carolina authorities shipped
case Of Pam to whiskcy to Canada,
where It WAS sod nj nominal price.
Having thus established the trade OF the
State with a forcig country, Gov Till
man applied to the United States Patent
Office to have the Palmetto trade mark
registered. The Commissioner OF Pnten s
rel, cted The application with emphasis,
and refused rehe airing. Nothing
dauntcd, the Governor took the case into
the coults, contcnding that the Commits
sioner was only an cx' cutive officer, Who
had to obey the order to register trade
mark which was not clearly an infringe-
ment upon some one previously regis
ltsted. Judge Bradteyss-ot the District
! Supreme Court. has sustained this con-
tention, and issued an alternative injunc-
ton commanding the Commissioner Of
Patents to register the Palmetto band
before next Saturday, or show cause why
he refuses to do so. AS the Commission.
er has alrerdy shown bis 'causc" o.
demurrer, which has been overru ed,
this decision is probably final.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13
A Kingstree Lynching.

CHARLEsToN, s Ca sEecial from
Kingstree, s. c., says: Judge Lynch
held court in this county Monday night
in the vicinity of Moore's Cross Roads,
about A miles from Lake City, near the
Clarendon line. George McFadden,
coIored, was arraigncd before Judge
Lynch and q jury of his own countrymen,
charged with a criminal assault upon
Miss Saliie Bubose, tie 16 years old
daughter of Mr.. s. c. Duboze, highly
respectable farmer OF that section.
McFadden was brought before the
young lady, she identified him and he
confessed lis uiii. Pleading guilty, ht
was condemned aud was allowed rta
sonable time to prepare to meet hi
death.
There were possibly zoo white msr
prese mt at the lynrhing and three color
ed men. The coroner cut down the bod.
and empanclled jury of inquest whic'
rendered verdict that the deceased
came to his death from hanging by tn
deck until dead, nc the hands persons 4
the jury unknown.
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Sugar Beets in North Carolina.

Representative S. b. Alexander, o.
North Carolina, has been invited by tn
German capitalists who own the beet
sugar factories in California, Oregon,
Nebraska and Utah to visit thCs
localities and make full examinations OF
the manner of cultivating beets and
nbstracting the sugar from same. Mr..
Alexander is a practical farmer, and the
syndicac desires to obtain hi, views on
the subject Of the cultivation Of the
sugar beet in North Carolina, as they
have thought that the State would make
very prof able field. The syndicate is
desirous of extending its field of opera
ticns, and, in case Mr. Alexander thinks
the beet can be profitably grown in the
above State, will furnish veral tons ol
sesd for distribution among the farmers
ou condition that the farmer furnishes {
report of the numbPr OF pounds of beets
/ grown per Gre and supplies doz i
beets for analysis The invitation to
Mr. Alexand has been accepted ard hC
will make the desired j. specIion II IT,,
experiment in growing the be is shoul'
bc successful the syndicate int nds IL
p ect number Of beet-sugar f,ct ries il
North Carolina.
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The Virginia Peanut Crop.

The condition OF the ''goobcr" or pea
nut industry of Virginia is said to be
fairly satisfactory, aud speculation Is
rife as to the production or size OF the
crop for the current year. The acreage
of the Virginia peanut crop this year is
estimated to be about o., 1000 acres,
about 5, 600 less than that of 1892. The
yield last year was cons dcrcd large to
the acre, aud the output was over s, S,000,-'
600 bushels. Under the present condi-
tons of the crop for 1898 tn, output Is
expected to reach about $500, 600 bush
els. The sudden advance in prices in
the early spring of this year induced
planters to put in full cror, and II
good weather during harvest should
prevail and prices ho.d firm, planters
will reap the benefit. The demand for
goober, has doubled within the last hve
years, and yet the supply does not NIL all
the requirements. No other plant in this
country can be utilized 10 so many DIFF
fcrent ways, aud hence the possibilities
If the industry are great.
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Further Testimony concerning tho
physical charms of the Japanese wo.
men, matter on which Sir Edwin A..
mold and Clement Scott, thu DIR ,motic
critic, are violently a. Odds, $ cur.
nished by Mrs. Louis Fagap, Travelled
English woman. Mr. Fagaa knows
The Miknto's land weIl aul she AYERS
that, though the Ja;uuese women ar,
not beautiful, hal Providence given
them good looks in -proportionto their
'ptAer attractions, western Mnaiirr-.. .wo.,i
in time become extinct, for men would
go en- masse to Japaa for their wives
and sweethearts.
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RAIDING SALOONS.
A Number of Charlestonian Elk Bar :
Keepers Arrested aud Bailed.

Keepers Arresteo aud balleu.
CHARLESTON, s. &. - The raidipg OF
the saloons was resumed in this city.
The dispensary constablcs, headed by
Chief Cons table Thomas Clifford, ares
ed niue of the ex saloon Keepers of the
city and coutisc,;cd property which
could not by any means be coasi Tered
contraband Large quantities of rec
beer and other so:t drinks werc carried
of to the county Jail and the propric ors
were required TO give bond in the sum
of $500.
The saloon keepers arrested were Vim
cent Chicco, J. ID. Kennedy, G. F..
Helms, II. Hcmm, Fritz Mollcaur, Will
liam Uestin, Henry Nol.c, August Note
and l.. Murphy. They arc among the
most prominent s,loon keel ers in The
city.
Constable Swan sworc that James
Hcfferon and m,n named Harris had
obtained liquor at l!emm's. Ilcir' roI
dcni, d tue charge an swo:c out a war
rant o! perjury against S"0n. Swan
sworc out wlrrln. for III Ttron on
the same charge. A warrant was like
wise sworn out for constable name
| Mcdonnell. Mcdonnell is an cX-tnl
ployee of the Evening Sun. lie wos dis
charged some time ago. and it is elaine
that recently he collected money in til
name Of that paper.
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the American Agriculturist, oh.
serves: 'In nearly every county one
or more fairs are held each autumn.
Farmers and their families should en-
deavor to spend one or more days at
these annual gatherings. There is GER
tain to be something Of great interest
and benefit to every branch Of farm
ing. In fruit or vegetables, if any
thing of merit is observed, find out
the name and price, test it for next
season. Follow the same with grain
or other products OF the fields. Talk
with the producer, if possible, and OBJ
tain valuable points or hints that will
did in future labors. Look over the
improved breeds of stock, and decide
whether thoroughbred animal could
be used in your neighborhood with
profit. The machinery and imple'
ments will receive their share of atten-
ton. You will usually meet many o
your friends, and make new ones, an6
thus add another link to tho evidence
of why you should attend the fairs
both local and State. Take something
with you to exhibit, and whether yo'
obtain a premium or not, you hay
aided in the display and success of tn
exhibition, and in the future, by thi
course, be more deeply Interested"
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WERE DROWNED.
The Appalling Loss Of Lives in the
Gulf Cyclone.
more Than Half the People Of the
Flooded District Lost.

| NEW ORLEANS, LA-The news has
came in slowly, but nearly 1000 kill, d
and -, 900, 900 of property destroyed is
the result OF the great Gulf storm of two
days ago in Louisiana. More than half
The population in the region over which
the hurricane swept is dead. Ev.rythin.
10 wrecked. Probsbly one hc:sa "a len
rs standing and the surviving population
is lef! in 6est tute situation. They
are without food. Most of them
bsvens-csothtng, Tor they yrrs as1erp'
when their hous werc crushed by the
wind and the waves.
More than dozen relief expeditions
went down from Now Orleans to dis
tribute food among the survivors. Some
IF them had had nothing to eat sin, q
Monday, and an appeal was made Ia
Collector Of Customs Wilkinson to allow
:hs revenue vessels to pick up the sur
rivors or carry aid to them. Tue known
ieath list is already above 1900, ard
'nly part of the devastated country is
heard from. 1t is network of islands.
bayou', lakes, and swan.ps, and it will
be week before the relief boats can
traverse all the waterways and discover
The full extent of the damage done.
Ths worst, however, is known, for all
he larger settlements have been heard
from, aud it is only the smaller one,.
,ca tered along the has Qua :. aud interior )
lakes, that will have to be v:sicd. The
oss of life 10 the par, sh of P;aquemine,
,ying on both sides of the Nis issippi.
las been heavy. Tho record there is
l93 lives. But the great less was in the
interior settlements, on the Gulf coast,
md the bayou, leading to it.
The country there is mainly sea marsh.
almost destitute of Ire S. The highest
point is only seven feet above the s n
level, and the greater p'rt is only thrc,
eet high. When, tn reforc, the storm
piled the waves up ii teen feet they swept
'ver the islands and ridges carr, ing
everything before them. There lave
oeen several similar disasters on The
.2ast, notably At la Island six vea,s
'g", where 2S6 people lost their lives at
Johuston's Ba! !ou at the same time when |
he lost numbered: go, .lut .AIund.,,s
lisastcr far snrnns cf the. q in Isoir
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DIDN'T KNOW ADIA.I.
A New Treasury WatchnSan who
Barred the Treasury DEpr to
the Vic g. Presidents

WASHINGTON, d. Vioe-President
Stevenson had an engagement with
secretary Carlisle, at A o'clock, at the
Treasury in regard to the Silver Repeal
dill, and arrived at the building prompt
Y on time. He tried to enter by the
south dosr on Fifteenth street, and
when the watchman barred his way he
said he was Mr.. Stevenson. That gave
title light to the watchman, who showed
10 sign of relentiug. A newspaper man
:ame along just then aud addressed Mr.
Stevenson as "Mr. Vice-President, and
ihe watchman oper ed the doors to theie
widest extclt. like a flash, aud made
,rofuse apologies. He is a new man.
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Port ROYALS Celebration.

Invitations Lave been extended by the
Port Royal Shipping Company to Presi-
dent Cleveland, Vice.Presidcnt Steven
son, members of the Cabinet, Governors,
Senator'S of Georgia and South Carolina.
and to exchanges, newspapers, mayors
and prominent business men throughout
the Southwest 10 attend celebration at
Port Royal, S. c., October 9th, in honor
of the Inauguration Of direct trade with
Europe from the port. Gov TilNman,
of South Car lima will preside An ther
European ste e,mer has arrived u; Port
Royal.
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Big Yield of Cotton from Texas Soil

Big Yield of Cotton from Texas Soil.
An Alabama man who is farming near
Velasco, Texas, gives the Houston Post
this striking account of what he is get
ting out of Texas soil: "This is my
first crop in Texas, and before I came
here / would not have believed any
country could produce such cotton as
have raised with the hands I brought
from Alabama. nave seventy. five acres
in cultivation, and if this good weather
contin ues I am sure Of at least 1870 bales.
have already got out sixty-6ve ks!..ss,
and am having six bales per day ginned
at the Velasco Oil Mills gin. Those
bales all go over 500 weigh each, and the
quality of the lint aud the turnout from
the seed is something as astonishing to
us Alabamians as is the yield per acre.
Yet hear people saying every day that
the season has not been by any means a
really good one on cotton"
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The wool crop of California for 1892
Is given by Thomas Deniyan. Son &
Company, ot32, 521, 900 pounds. Tho
heaviest yield during the past decade
was in 1888, when it reached 4O,sla,-
$50 pounds. The crop has not since
that date fallen below the yield of last
year. except in 1891, when it was hui
29, Ol3, 476 pounds. The crop OF tho
present year is expected to exceed that
OF 1892 by some millions o: poau!s.
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-
VS., SSf Bxept from cirOa1Stion each
week through the idlen 81 OF these 49,
762 men. ~
In seven cen Fairmount mills 1856
are unemployed aud 1883 working
some o, full, some on part time The
wage loss there is put at $50, $50. In
twenty-six Manayunk mills 2,614 arc idle
and 1880 report for duty. Tho estimat.
ed loss there is $21, 300 a week. In the
Germantown mills 1,s43 men wore laid
of, while 6G7 hsve employment. The
decrease in pay-rolls 10 $i4.700. OF
1900 Frankford employees 800 only are
at work. The money Joss in pay alone
is put at 80, 100.
This makes total loss in the districts
named of $165, ss4 every woek. II these
figures cover but sixth of the textile
mills of the city, the total wage loss each
ussiese ,tha.isexrfre workers must be
nearly 81, 200. 00O.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13

Joseph HcsseI, the Austrian. who is
said to have invented the marine
sorrow propeller, died in abject poverty.
But a monument was erected to his
memory in Vienna the other day.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-10-13

Nal lJ1ii1s ~ McN6eny Wafnef anq hicnhrr % s.,s,
;f,VATH' DAY, The debate on the Fcdornk
Election Repeal bill WAS resumed, and the
House was addressed by Mr.. Dinsmore N
support of the measure, Meesrs. Benson'
Cooper, Clark and Wilson.
45rH DAY.--The House, without transact
ing any morning business, resumed tne con,
sideration OF tho Federal Election hepeai :
biIl. and was addressed by Messrs. Northway,
Kyle, Bowers and De Forest.
/ 4GrH DAY-These bills were placed on
tho calendar Tho Oates Bankruptcy Dill, the
McCreary bill to amend tho Geary Chineses
Exclusion act.-Tho Federal Election ne
peal bill was then taken up, and Mr.. comp
ton advocate cd tho measure. MIR. sweet OPP
| posed the passage OF tho bill. MIR: fitch OF
| Tered n substitute for tho Tucker bill
arm DAY-The bill placing the secrotary
| OF Agriculture In tho line OF the presidential
succession was passed.-Speeches on the
Federal Elections bill were made by Mr;
Murray and Mr.. Haines in the negative, ana
by Mr.. Russell and Mr.. Money In the amr-
! NATIVE.
| d9rm DAY.-Tho call OF committees Tor re,
ports was dispensed with, and the Fsaera'
| Election bill was taken uD. III wna- VIZ.
cussor Wy Mcssrs. IIainer, Hicks, BrGSk
shire, Cummings, Tawney, Talbert ana aeis
senhaiuer.
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BY irrigation %, 900, 900 acres oro
made fruitful in India alone. In Egypt
there are about 5000, 900 acres, anil
IN europe abou. 5000, 900. The
Caited States have Just begun tho
work of improving waste area, and
have already about 1000. 900 acres OF
irrigated land.
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"NsvsSupus! - ~ -.tFtssskfvs< sest}- al+k
iSra DAr.--The House bill extending tho
census from December 81, 1898, TO juno S0,l
Isyi, and authorizing tho Commissioner OF
Insor to perform tho duties OF supcrin-
tUn tent OF the Census, was passed. .-----
Iho Silver Purchase Repeal bilI was then
taken up, and Mr. Kylo roso to address tho
s'note, but yielded to Mr.. Dubois. Other
sspnrches were made by Mcssrs. McMillap,.
t3rR DAr.-Aftor tho routine business
m been disposed OF, an amendment to,
IN" silver Purchase Repeal bill was offered
pN Mr.. Morgan. IL rovlves tho coinage OF
1877. Mr.. Dolph then continued his speech
against repeal. Ho was followed by Messrs.
Power aud Palmer. 81
47rH DAY:-Mr. Morgan reported back from
h,itaonSing appropriations TO cnforco thss
ChNsts Exclusion net. t.----Then tho Silver
purS&fo Repeal bill was taken up. Mr.,
DutieN ~ dressed tho Senate In opposition to
tho bill. Speeches fayoring compromise
were made by Mossrs. Blackburn and Gall.
4srH DAY.-Tho open Legislative session OF,
the senate insted fifteen minutes, The re-'
nun lcr OF tho day was spent IN executive
sarn DAf.--Tho senato proceeded to. the
consideration OF tho resolution for solcut::
committee to inquire what legislation 10 nec-'
esSiry TO improve tho banking system Of tho
country. Mr. Stewart spoke. Tho Silver
purShaso Repeal bill was then taken up, and
Mr, blackburn sent to the Clerks desk and
aessrs. Gnu. Butler and Teller spoke against
repeal. Mr.. Morgan's resolution, instruct
Ing tho Judiciary Committee to inquire
what provisions OF tho Free Coinage act o.
1887 arc still In force. was agreed TO without
discussion and without division.
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Baby Ruth Two Years Old.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Ruth Cleveland
and her sister Esther are "a months and
"a days old respectively. Ruth's second
birth day was celebrated in fitting
manner. Numerous telegiams of con-
gratulations were received at the White
House addressed to her. Several babies
who are also Q years old today, and
whose names have a "Rutb," or .
"Clevcland," in them sent .:ssssssos messages.
Esther is thriving. Mrs. Cleveland has
TAX en- drive daily since Saturday.
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IL is fact worth noticing that
twenty-five per cent. of accident in
surancc policy holders who notify
e COM: Zoo OF an injury never make q
claim for benefits.
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wIzzARD WORK IN FINANCE Elm aaHSGSs
How Thomas A. Edison Would
Change Our Monetary system
Wheat and Iron an

on~s ~ Edison Would
Change Our Monetary System
wheat and Iron as
Money.
A new solution OF the silver QUESTION
has been offered by Thomas A. Edison
In an interview he says:
"The hankeriug after gold and silver
is largely traditional. People all allow
themselves to be governed by the old
ideas on the saaajso; OF coinage formu
lated at time when national credits did
not exist and currency could only b,
taken st an intrinsic value. What VIC
need is new standard Of value. Ithipk
that H. .henkr kk ann01ln
OF wheat and squrezc- the watcf but OF NJ
and then compress it into hard cake
the size Of silver dollar end stamp the
government mark upon it. That would
represent actual value and labor per
formed and then you could cat your dol
lar when you wanted to use the wheat,
All that would be necessary would be 10
put your money to soak. We should
then have the bushel of wheat as n psr.
manent unit of value, which all farmers
would appreciate, and the currency of
the country would represent actual
worth and labor performed. Both gold
and silver could then be dispensed with
aud the prcseLt bi-mctallic problem
solved. Our currency, moreover, would
be as good as gold or silver in foreign
exchange, for our wheat goes to ali tho
countries Of the wor.d.
In all this talk about metal for coin
age" continued Mr.. Edison, "I am sur.
prised that no one has suggested iron.
Iron is the most precious metal. Gold is
of no use or silver either. Mankind has
no use for either gold or silver, but iron
could not be dispensed with. If the
people would only give up this foolish,
traditional idea OF hank.ring for gold
and silver those metals would not he
worth the price of old lead and would
be kicked aside by civilization.
"Tho human race, on the other hand,
cannot dispense with iron. Iron must be
produced to keep pace with consumption
c: ;ts price will steadily rise. The de-
mand for iron is steady and will never
cease. Therefore, why not issue Treas
ury certificates on iron2 This is tho
greatest iron-producing country in the
world. and oyE output amaaifrAn1pass,
S6l1q slSks bifls u large sdencniinseion'
to accompany tho wheat dollar, why not
buy iron or steel in. tead and issue Treas.
ury certificates uDon that2"
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Tho House,.

a2D DAY.-After tho transaction OF some
routine business the House resumed con:....:
Grafton OF tho bill repeating tho Federal
Election laws. Messrs, Lacey Gowa), Gil
lcttc (Mass. and Blair IN. H. opposed the
BIZ, and Messrs. McLaurin (S. C.) and
Wheeler Gala. spoke in its favor.
43D DAY.-Mr. Cooper introduced resolri-
tion providing for tho submission OF the
question OF free silver coinage to, q popular
vote eyry--M Mr.. Sayers Rsfnd upnninpSp Consent
Isf }ss Rsssi Ss os.,. g = soln. =. REQ:
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House, Mud three men.sS !.( =

The augiy waves at GRsx Port. Tho
crew of the tug Captain Sam, steamed TO
the rescue and saved two of the men,
the other being lost. An unknown white
man lost his footing while wading from
the union depot at the foot Of Govern
ment street and was swept under the
hridrc aud drowned.