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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
NEWS OF THE SOUTH
Bill Against all Railroad Combi-
nations in Georgia.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONVENTION.
Severe Wind storm In Mississippi-Judgs
Allison's Slayer Dead-Bishop IIowo
of South Carolina, Dead.
Other Southern News.

SAVANNAH November 24.-The Savan-
nah board of trade Is making an effort
to break the combination of different
railroad. lines now known MS the South
ern railroad company. 1t is also maxi
esE: enEss:. de.ermins!he he organ prevent tho
Central railroad. The fight took shape
yesterday in the house of representa-
tives when a bill was introduced pro-
hibiting the leasing Of railroads by
competing lines.
This bill was introduced ut the in
stance Of d. G. Purse, president of the
Savannah board of trade. The board
says that an effort will be make to re-
organize the Central and to place it
under the control of the Southern rail
road company. Mr.. Purse claims that
il this done that Savannah will be dis
criminated against, which will mean n
loss Of over 900, 900 a month to the bus
ines men of that city.
The bill will be fought by the rail
roads, for 1t will, if passed, cause the
dissolution of one Of the strongest COM
binetions in the country. The measure
has proven the sensation of the ses-
sion
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TO CONTROL TRADE
An Immense Syndicate OF Amer
49, loan Cotton Planters.
A MILLION DOLLARS AT THE START.
One Hale In Every rive to bc Reserved to
Keep the Pri.c Cp-A Now York
Broker Originated the
Schcme.

ATLANTA. November a2.-An impor-
tant meeting of cotton growers, repre-
scnting several states, occurred In At.
lanta today. -
planarecently suggessed by j. q ROD
dey, n cotton broker Of New York, for
curtailing the price of cotton.
The meeing was presided over by
Hector ID. Lane, commissioner Of aRri.
culture of Alabama.
After some discussion the plan as an.
nounced by Mr.. Roddcy was, on mo-
ton, recommended, Chairman Lane and
one or two others dissenting.
a committee was appointed consist
ing of J. T. Roddcy, ii. s. Lipscomb of
South Carolina, and j. T.. Nunnally of
Georgia, to call county and state con-
ventions for the election of delegates
Ito an interstate convention, to be held
:at time and place agreed upon by the
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Roddcy's plan, rs explained by
him, Is to form combination of the
cotton growers with n capital OF s5o,-
600. 900 or SlO0, 1000, 900.
Each cotton grower is to contribute
one bale out of every five to the trust
Estimating the crop ut eight million
bales, this plan would stock the trust
with 1900, 600 bales, the withdrawal OF
which from the market, 1t is urged,
will appreciate the price twenty-five
per cent. One general office is pro-
posed with branch offices and ware
houses at all cotton receiving points.
The gins in every county arc to be
listed. and il possible controlled, so as
to know the exact production and to
regulate the supply of cotton.
In regard to the management OF the
company, it is to have one general or
head office. say in New York or New
Orleans, with two general directors
from each cotton growing state; have
one Office in each state, with one direc
tor from each county in that state, and
have sub-oflices in all the principal
cities and towns in the different states
to control the local cotton.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
BISSELL'S REPORT
Tho Postmaster General Makes
His Stat ement.
he SHOWS The WORK FOR EACH DAY.
The Report Is n Clear One-Tho Postmas-
ter General Wants Legitimate Pub
locations Sent Postage FREQ.
The Amount of Business

WASHINGTON, November 20.-It Is
seldom that much human interest is
found In the pages OF the formal an
nual report of n government officer,
but Postmaster General Hissell has sue
ceeded IN proving the exception 10 the
rule In his account of the operations OF
the postoffice department during the
past twelve months, which he has just
submitted to the president. 1t contains
a number Of novel, almost unique, sug-
gestions and recommendations.
The policy which Mr., Bissell has out
lined may be briefly given in his own
words:
I'm general" he says, Il W oull recommend
that the first and most import thing To be done
Is to revise the law AZ to sccond-clasS mail
matter. 80 as to place the poStohce depart
ment immediately upon scf-SuStaining ba-
sis; second. avoid expensive experiments like
the postal telegraph, rural free delivery. etc.
third, develop the postal service on existing
lines of administration. viz: Extend free de-
livery In towns that enjoy it, accord it to towns
that are entitled to II under the law anu
Quicken railroad transportation
He nlso recommends that all legiti-
mate publications now carried through
tho mails as second class matter be
transported free. TO show the magni-
tude of the postal service he incorpor-
ates the following table in the re-
port. 1t is for one day and shows:
Number OF miles OF post route run l.iO0OOo:
number OF stamps manufactured s3ooooo;
number Of envelopes manufactured l,sOOOo;
number OF postal cards manufactured l,MOOOo:
number OF pieces mailed IL 700 600: number ot
letters mailed 74O0, 900; number OF pieces OF
NATL matter distributed and. rc-dlstributed by
railway postal clerks 81 $4,000; number OF
pieces handled in dead letter oflicc 5000: daily
transactions in money order business NloonO;
daily expenses s23i 100.
The deficiency in postal revenues Tor the
ascal year ended June 80, 1894, was 9.2l3933
The total revenue derived was &T4,OtOloi. and
the expenditures Ss4. 324.4i4 For the current
ascal year Mr.. BisSell estimates that the eX-
penditures will amount to 900 399.+Sa. leaving
leaving an estimated deficiency OF SFl'3o,
and his estimate for the fiscal year ending June
so 1896. places expenditures at s"l, QSs,23 and
the deficiency at only ~, ,lbi ,S76.
Mr.. Bissell makes a strong argument
for civil service reform in the postoffice
department He contends that 1t
should be extended wherever practice
able, that unprecedented efficiency has
been attained through its workings,
and that it is a stimulus to the bost
work. lie precents facts and figures to
prove these assertions. AS more rad
ical extension, Mr.. Bissell suggests that
the lower grade-thc fourth class-of
postmastcrs might he included within
tho benefits of the civil service law.
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$3.50 A YEAR.
THE WALTERS FUNERAL.
Tho Noted Lover of Art Buried y,
Baltimore,


BALTIMORE, November oG.-The fu-
neral of the famous art collector, WI
liam Il. Walters took place at Grecn.
mont cemetery yesterday. The proha-
bic fate of the magnificent art CALLER
of MIR. Walters, the finest private col
lection in the country, is matter G.
deep interest to nearly every person in
this and to very many in other citic
Many rumors have spread concerniu,
the collection and its fate, among thcu
one to the effect that the treasures vii
go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
in New York, or to the Cosmopolitan
Museum there. President Henry Mar
quand, of the former, stated last night
beuaNsA -raeaixcd no notification Of Il
of hfss splendid fdeolfections~-THo near
to the late Mr.. Walters during the later
years of his life say that no
one knows what disposion he ha,
made of his gallery, and no one will
know until his will is read. Until such
information is gained all reports ana
rumors must be speculative and bas"I
on no accurate knowledge. Mr.. Wa
ters was most self-containcd and ret.
cent man concerning his own affair
and, in all probability, never spoke E.
any one of his intentions conccrni!7 /,
the disposition of his art treasure
after his death.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
VOUCHERS MISSING.
The Trial of Captain Howgatc Furnishes =
Decided Sensation.

WASHINGTON, November "a - The
trial of ex-Captain IIowgate is threat
ened with serious complications by the
discovery yesterday that vouchers
signed by Howgate and supposed to be
fraudulent, are missing from the office
of the second auditor of the treasury,
where they had been held for use by
the government in prosecuting the case
against Howgate. Their disappear
ance was, il is supposed caused by per-
sons who would suffer no little embar-
rassment during the course of n trial Of
1Iowgate by the presentation Of these
vouchers, and the impression in some
quarters is that consideration of some
nature and somebody familiar with the
second auditors office. has much to do
with the loss of these important pa
pers. The amount OF money involved
is $3.50, 900.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
TENNESSEE'S NEXT GOvERNOR
Democrats arc Slow About Admitting ThE
Evans Has Becn Elected.


Evans Has Becn Elected.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. November 24.-C u
to this time it is not known oificially
whether Peter Turncy, democrat, or II.
Clay Evans, republican, has beer ,:fT-
ed governor of Tenncs,cc. Accordin,
to footings made at party hcadquartc'
and in newspaper Offices the official I
turns show Evans to have carried IT,
state by about two thousand 1t h.
been understood that the returns fru,u
every county have been in the hands G
the Secretary of State Morgan 10.
several days. Yesterday there was
consultation of Secretary Morgan, A..
torney General Pickle and other Oil
cials, and 1t was decided that the re
turns should not be made public unt E
the poll books had been sent in fru.a
every county. This delay in annouu .-
ing the returns following upon the Il.
cent announcement of Judge McCoiwv
that the election Of Evans would ncy q
DO conceded until the election fr;iu
charged against the republicans ha,i
been thoroughly Investigated, has ca,
cited tho republicans.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
ALABAMA SYNOD.

Tho Colorcd Prssbytef.eS Ask for RseoR.
milton and Receive e,
-MoSTGoMERY, Ala. -Noyember--2Ere=.
At the Alabama Presbyterian synod
yesterday resolutions We're passed ex-
pressing regret at the failure of the
general assembly at its session at Nash
vile to appoint committee to meet n
like committee frem the northern gen
eral assembly in session at Saratoga to
confer about such matters as seem to
be in the way of closer relations be-
tween the two churches. Resolutions
were also adopted receiving the colorcd
P>csbyteries of Alabama under the
care of the synod, this being done at
their request
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ORE WILL ADVANCE IN PRICE.
Prediction That the Next Years Figures
Will Greatly Increase.


CLEVELAND, o., November 23.-The
Iron Trade Review says: The proba-
bility, amounting almost to n certainty,
that higher prices will be paid in 1895
for coke and for BcSsemcr ores: the
fact that up to November 1st, stocks Of
gig iron had been increasing slightly in
the face of steadily decreasing output
that deached yearly rate of nearly s.
100000 tons on that date; the further
fact that any noticeable increase of
Bessemer pig iron consumption will call
into activity furnaces which must have
. higher poice for their iron than that
ruling today-these arc the prime ele-
ments in any forecast of the iron and
steel situation that reaches into the
S.rtIcx one-the country's consdmp-
tion of steel in the past few months has
been ut a rate never equaled in it's his
tory with the railroads.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Tho Annual Convention Has Completed It's
Labors and Adjouriisd.

NEW ORLEANS, November 24.-The
knights CO labor convention has adj
journed. At the meeting yesterday
morning a resolution was adopted pro-
testing against the issue of new gov
ernment bonds by the secretary of the
treasury, and chara cterizing the issue
as fraud and an outrage upon the
masses, infiasrant violation of existing
laws, and intended solely in the inter
est of the money powers and the bond
holding aristocracy. The next conven-
tion will be held in Washington in No
vember of next year. Previous to final
adjournment, General Master Work
man Sovereign called Kcnney. Of the
executive board to the chair and took
the floor. Mr.. Sovereign then moved
that the salary of the general master
workman be reduced from So, 500 to ST.
500 per annum. Motion was carried.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
BANKS WANT THE BONDS.
A Syndicate That VIII Pour Gold Into the
Treasury,

New EoRk. November at was re.
ported today mat after a protractcta'
conference syndicate has been made
up to take one-half of the $50. .OO0, 900
government loan. President Stewnvt
of the United States Trust compar
aLd his friends subscribed for IT,,
other half. The new syndicate is 50
to comprise the Chemical Park, f.
porters and Traders, the Chase. ...
Fourth National and the Bank of c.. .
merce. These banks are among
largest holders of gold and if they tn .
the loan, the treasury will be lar
gamer of tho yellow metal. The age
OF this city of the bank of Montreal y.
receive 100000 in gold from Cana 4.
this week and 100000 next week. I.
is understood that this gold is to ~
for subscriptions to the governmy.s
oan.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
REPUBLICAN, WITHDRAwS.
He Says Ho Is In Doubt and Refuses to
Contest.

LINCOLN, Ncb., November 26.-The
proceedings begun by the republican
state committee on behalf of Lieuten-
ant Governor Majors against Judge
Holcombc, governor-elect, We're drop
ped today, and there will be no contest.
Tomorrow was the limit of time for
filing the notice and today after a con-
ference it was decided to abandon all
proceedings in that direction. A letter
from Mr.. Majors himself was present
ed to the republican managers, in
which he deprecated what he terms an
'unseemly scramble for an office, the
right to which is in doubt" Acting on
this, the committee declares the pro-
ccedings closed, and the contest thing
of the past.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
AN EARTHQUAKE.
Parkersburg, Va. Shaken Until window,
Ratified and Clocks stopped.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, November -.
Yesterday morning about o'clock an
earthquake shock was ScnSibly felt in
this city. 1t lasted only few seconds.
and was followed hy vibrations and
deep rumblingS Windows ratified and
a number of clocks We're stopped. At
police headquarters the police were
shaken up and ran out believing the
shock was caused by safe blowers blow
ing open safe in town. The effects of
the shock were distinctly marked ut
the weather bureau.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
MINERS MAY WITHDRAW.
weYe Denied Admi.sioD to the knights OF
Labor Convention.

CoIrMBTS, o., November 23.-.]ohn
McBridc who is the head Of the miners
division of the Knights of Labor, is
preparing circular to the local organ
ization. setting forth the fact that at
the Bat2nalY Yconvsnti2n 4. Of l. the knights
they were denied representation. and
asking them to send delegates to their
convention here in February next, in
Structed to take action in the matter.
No doubt the miners will withdraw
from the knights of Labor. There are
about I, 900 of them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
AN ACCIDENTAL BLOW.
The Coroner's Jury Did Not Blame I
simmons For Killing Riordap

, SYRACUSE. y. V. November 23.-r.
inquest touching the death of c.
Riordan, who was killed in sparr;s
with Robert Fitzsimmons, in the II.
Jacobs opera house last Friday. ".
held last nigat before Coroner Robe
and jury. The jury brought in G..
following verdict:
we hnd that Cornelius Riodan came 10
death on the evening OF Friday November
from an accidental blow delivered by Rol.
F1tzsimmons. while engaged in n sparring
htbition on the stage OF the II. II. Jacobs on
house. We exonerate Robert Fitzsimlu.
from all blame"
Strong testimony against Fits.
mons was given by DR.. ID. NJ. Totma
who attended Riordan. He testif,
that the blow delivered by Fitz,ii,
mons alone caused death.
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A SEVERE WIND STORM.
Meridian Badly Damaged by n High Wind
and Ruin. =. -----r-----

MERIDIAN, Miss, November GA
severe wind and rain storm visited this
city Yesterday afternoon doing consid-
cradle damage to stores and goods.
The large store of Harris Bros, Jas.
Baum N Son, a. j. Peck and the Me-
ridian machine and foundry sustained
damage to buildings and contents.
Window shutters, signs and awnings
We're swept away and the towers of the
Central school building were demoliSh-
cd. Trees We're uprootcd, fences de-
moliShcd and n negro church wrecked.
Many residences were more or less
IarnnrcI
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
TO PROTECT SILVER.
New York Wants to Control tho American
Output and liar London.

New YoLK, November 2S.-Danief
Guggenheimer. who is president of the
Geggenheimer Silver Smelling and Re-
fning company. states that no syndi-
cate is contemplated to buy mines or
control the product. lie hopes that
through sales at one point and estab-
lshment of Il central market speculation
In silver, which is largely controlled by
London brokers. may he done away
with and the price of silver kept staple.
Supply and demand could he kept track
Of, and he believes American producers
could sell their silver direct to India,
China and Japan instead Of through
London. New York would thus con-
troll over two-thirds of the worlds out
pat of silver.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
COLUMBUS IMPROVEMENTS.
Stroot Car Limos to Have tho Latest Eico-
trical Equipments.

CoLrMBUs, Ca, November 23.-An
important railroad deal has been COM
pletcd here which results in the consol-
idation of the North Highlands Electric
railroad company and the Columbus
Street railway company. The latter
company has recently effected arrange
ments with wealthy northern syndi-
cate for thorough equipment of the
horse car line and the dummy line to
Wildwood, with electricity, and it was
deemed best by the officials to have a
consolidation with tho North High
lands electric line. It is believed that
tho consolidation will be great bene-
fit to the city, and infinitely better for
the stockholders The lines of both
SOsaiI.ssn,Uo &C 40 Oas0ssSfS>s, sss~-
lumbus will have the largest and best
equipped electric railroad of any city of
its size in the country.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
TOO MUCH FLOUR.
The Mills of st. Louis lInvc Closed for All
IndeTinate Period.

Sr LorIS, November 2+.-Evcry flour
mill in this city has closed down for an
indetiinatc period. The reason given
bv the millerS is that the market is
ulutted with flour and suffering from
over production. A different view OF
the situation is taken by local dealers
who point to the fact that the mills
are suddenly closed at time when the
question of cheaper bread is being
vigorously agitated by the newspapers.
SO much fraud in the sale of bread has
been discovered thas the city council is
considering measure to compel deal
ers to sell bread by weight.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
81. ngdhaEE,l5eaE nghE, l5ENsI&1h, NSsss&e IN Hikks Ii! Item o,

WAsIuNGToS, November ?4.-Pension
Commissioner Lochren yesterday ex-
planned his estimates to the house ap-
propriations subcommittee having
charge OF the pension appropriation
bill, and it was virtually decided to
frame the bill according to the esti-
mates heretofore made public by the
pension commissioner except that the
Item Of surgeons fees will be reduced
from 10000 900 to $500, 600. Mr.. Loeb
rem yesterday modified his previous
estimate on this item. The pension
bill for the next fiscal year, as it will
be framed, will carry Sal ,3Sl go.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
A LUMBER POOL.
Minnesota Timbermen VIII Unto for TIL.
Own Advantage,

MINNEAroLIs, November 24.-Tl
lumbermen OF Minneapolis who a.
cutting on the Upper Mississippi az
its tributaries have decided to form
big log pool and committee is IL.
working out the details. The frl
will subscribe stock in the pool to {.
amount of the logs they want to
out of the cut. The pool will then b..
all log by sale at the bank and
tend to driving and sorting them. j.
selling them to the mills as wanted f..
cutting. The plan will do away w.
branding the logs and sorting them
is now necessary, and in other Wa.
will save the lumbermen much expcn
The pool will cut total of $4,000. Z
feet.
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EkcInded From tho Mails.

WASHING TON, November 23.-As,
tant Attorney General Thomas, of /,
postotfice department, has been infor
ed that the United States Court in d.
lanta, Ga, has sustained the postm.
ter general in excluding from the mn
matter of the Equitable Loan and ;
curity company. 1t is held that {
company is operating lottery.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
Psxioto Coming to America

BIO JANEIRO, November 24.-The
United States will soon be visited bv
Bx- President Pcixoto. The ex.presi.
aentfs IN bad health, the result of over
work. incident 10 the revolution in his
country, and upon advise of his physi.
cinhs he contemplates tour.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
A WALkOvER FOR ELkINS.
Apparently No Opposition to Him for West
NirGIniR's SenntnrshIn

WHEELING, w. Va, November IA
canvass yesterday of the republicans
elected to the legislature practically
removes all doubt Of the election of
Elkins to the senate. Every member
from the second and fourth congress
sional districts has declared for him.
as also has over half of the members in
the first and third districts. 1t is now
believed that the other candidates will
Withdraw and that there will be no
contest in the caucus
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
Mrs. Maybrick Wants Release.

LoNDoN, November 2T. Mrs. II.
brick, the American woman who is I.
wing life sentence in Working pri,
for the murder of hcr husband, has u
titioncd the queen for IL release. pic
ing that she is innocent. Altcrnat
she asks the queen to order public ,
animation of the evidence adduccG
the trial and collected since.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
TIC Trade Cnnrrnsa

NEW ORLEANS, Novcmbcri aa.-The
trade congress took an cx@ursion on
Tn" river and viewed the terminal and
harbor facilities yesterday. (The dele
gates attended the opera andi an infor.
maj reception at the commc )rcial club
at night. The business session beran
this morninp
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
BISHOP HOWE DEAD.
Ho Was Striken with Paralysis Nearly
Two Years Ago.

CHARLESTON, :. c., November 28.
Bishop w. B. w. Howe. of the diocese
OF South Carolina died at his home in
this cisy at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Bishop Howe was disabled bv
paralysis about two years ago, and at
the diocesan convention in the spring of
1893, tho Rev. Ellison Capers was
elected as assistant bishop and has
since been the acting bishop and by
Bishop Howc's death becomes the
bishop Of the diocese.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
An Increase OF Corn.

RALTIMoEE, NJ. d., November 23.-
Advance reports of Me United States
agriculture department giving the pro-
duction of corn in each OF the southern
states, shows an aggregate increase in
the south in 1894 over 1893 OF $4,000, 600
bushels, making total production in
the south OF nearly 500, 600, 900 bushels.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-11-30
FRAUD is CLAIMED.
The Governor Will Prosecute Election
Swintlles at Once.

Swindles at Once.
KANSAS CRY, Mo. November DO
Yesterday morning it was authorita-
lively announced that Governor Stone
would at once remove Charles y. Ows-
ley, recorder of voters for Kansas City,
on account of the frauds pcrpctrated in
his Office. II. Clay Arnold, druggist,
and chairman of the democratic county
committee, will he appointed to succeed
him. It's also stated that the COVER
nor will appoint an assistant attorney
general for this county to prosecute
election frauds, the present officer be-
ing accused of derclicton of duty.