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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-04-20

Everybody is Interested IN a love at
fair, admits the New York Sun, but
that of Miss Martin Morris and Mr..
Jack Simonson, Of Oberin, Kan, is a
new step in the evolution of law.
Morris vs.. Simonson rises to the dig
nifty of precedent that will doubtless
be bound in calf and go down genera
tions az '108 Kansas or under some
kindred classification Miss Morris
and Mr.. Simonson we're engaged, when
Mr.. Simonson moved to Oberlin.
There he met Miss Florence Gilett, a
school teacher, and sought to marry
her. Meanwhile his letters to Miss
Morris grew colder and finally ceased.
conveyed to Miss Morris through his
sister that he no longer loved her. and
was going TO marry Miss Gilett. Miss
Morris Immediately packed her trunk
and, going to Oberlin, proceeded TO
get out an injunction restraining Mr..
SimoRson from marrying Miss Gilett
This bold step on Miss Morris's part
has half paralyzed the bar of the
State. Nobody ever heard OF such a
thing before. Miss Morris's lawyers
vainly tried to get her to bring a
breach Of promise suit. That they
could handle, there being numberless
precedents. Miss Morris wolid not
be persuaded What she wanted was
not damages, but her young man. Not
having read Belzac, she says that if
Mr.. Simonson can be restrained from
marrying Miss Gilett for reason.
able time, she can win him back
again. The lawyers Of all sorts regard
the case rs legal mt, and seem to
incline to the opinion that the action
is grounded in tin common law, and
that Miss Norris VIII get another try.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-04-20

The use of carrier-pigeons has in
creased to such degree that the
French Government has decided to
impose severe penalties upon all per-
sons found Keeping them without a
license, and to prohibit the importa-
tion of foreign born pigeons, even
when merely destined for pie pur
poses, the object being to prevent any
possible carrying of news with regard
to French military matters, should
there be necessity.
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Hosiery min at Yuidese. with Join Meier in
Charge.
(Morganton, n. c., Herald.)

(Morganton, n. c., Herald.)
John Meier, II Swiss gentleman, who
has been for the past two years su-
perjntendent of the Oats Hosiery Mills
in Charlotte, has given np his position
and is coming to Valdesc to cltabliBh Il
hosiery mill of his own. The colony
has turned over TO MIR. Meier the large
two-story frame building designed for
a barn, and this will be Mt once re-
modelled and re-arrangcd for the
hosiery mill. Mr.. Meier has already
contracted for his machinery, and Dr.
Prochct, on behalf of the colonists, has
closed contract with him by the terms
of which in consideration of the cessic'. 1.
of certain lands, Mr.. Meier agrees to
employ only Waldenscs in his mill for
mt least five years, The work of re-
modelling the building has begun. Mr..
Meier will come to Vnldese in about
two weeks to make his home. He will
become member of the colony, his
faith and language being identical
with the Waldenses, whose valleys
iOin those of his native land
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RESTRicTES IMMIGRATION.
Pressure on Congress for More Stringent
Legislation on the Subject.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The recent law.
lessness in the Pennsylvania coal re-
gions, where Hungarians abound, the
most of them being recent immigrants,
has given new spirit to the purpose to
insist that Congress shall prescribe
more stringent regulations. This sub
ject slumbers unaccountably, although
tho pressure is great on Congress to
act speedily and vigorously. The de-
mand is from no particular section, but
from nearly quarters alike.
A complete change of opinion as to
immigration has taken place through
ont the country as the result of the cx-
perience of the past few years. From
the workshops, farms, and mines, de-
mands for more restrictive laws as to
migration are flowing in, without
an objection being heard from any
quarter. Indeed, it is an interesting
fact that the sentiment in favor of
greater restriction is strong among
recent immigrants. They see that the
welfare Of no class is more at stake
than their own. Every fresh arrival
of immigrants hardens the lot of those
who have come before.
In political contests near at hand,
the immigration question is going to
figure as never before. Organizations
for more restrictive laws and for the
better enforcement of present laws are
growing up everywhere, If some of
them act unwiscly, it does not change
for fact. The action of Congress
only tends to increase activity through.
out the country.
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Forced to Live on BarnaclcS.

Not many people are ever com
PEELED to subsist solely on diet OF
barnacles, and when they are it is
generally after they have been ship
wrecked on some desert island, instead
of in the midst of a wealthy Christian
community. And yet that is what a
man has been doing for several weeks.
He has often been seen climbing over
the half-rotten piles in the vicinity of
the Mail dock at low tide and scrap
ing of the mollusks, but nobody paid
any attention to him until the other
day he sat on a stringer and began to
sea.
"Do you like those things?" asked
bystander, land don't you know
they are poison? "They haven't
poisoned me-" answered the man,
"and / don't eat them because I like
them, but because | have nothing else
and don't know when i will have y
His story was only another chapter OF
the terrible experiences of the unem-
ployed during the winter. He was al
unmarried man, and had wandered
around the streets IF San Francisco
without food until he nearly dropped
from exhaustion before he thought o1
eating the barnacles.
That was over three weeks ago, and
in the meantime he has eaten nothing
else. He was perfectly willing to talk
about himself as he greedily devoured
the tiny, raw bivalves. pretty tough
food, amt they?" asked the man who
was watching him. "You bet they
are," he replied, throwing handful
of shells into the bay, "but would
rather eat them all the rest of my life
than beg. y San Francisco Call.
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RoH MdnJ Leaves on Tobaccof

German tobacco growers have been
tryinG to settle the question that hns
never been settled in this country. that
is: How mnny leaves should he left on
the tobacco plant? In one series of
trials plants having six leaves gave
larger leaf surface than those with n
greater or less number. The thickness
of the leaf was increased as the number
OF leaves decreased from six to one.
One lot of tobacco plants was topped
and suckcrcd, another simply topped,
and third lot neither topped nor
suckcrcd. The size of the leaf was
greatest when topping and suckcripg
were practicad, about % per cent less
when the plants were simply topped,
and least when neither was done.
Trials were made to ascertain the effect
on the size and quality of the leaves of
topping to ten, twelve and fourteen
leaves per plant. Not only were the
total yields with fourteen leaves the
largest, but these plants also gave the
largest yield of high grade tobacco.
Phe leaves were larger and thicker
when fourteen leaves remained than
when twelve we're left In Connecticut
there is considerable diversity of opin-
ion and practice in regard to tobacco
growing
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MURDER0US M00HSHIHE8S.
Two of Them Fight. One is Rsu-iy Kihed,
tire Other Escapes.

MURPHY, N. C.-News has lust
reached here of terrible fight that
occurred fow days ago between two
moOnshincrs on the head of Hanging
Dog, settlement six miles north of
here, in the interminable fastue.ses of
6he big mountains.
Several weeks ago the revenue Off
GERS cut up q still of ono Wash Gaddis,
since which timc he has been acting in
the capacity of distiller for Clayton.
A crowd was Mt Wash Gaddis's still.
drinking, singing and cutting up gen.
orally, when Gaddis aod Clayton got
into dispute about the divisica of
some whiskey. The lie was passed,
whereupon Clayton hit Gcddis on the
skull just above the right eye, crushing
it in, and then cut him in the back in
twy places, the gnshes being from four
to six inches long. Gaddis is in pre-
carious condition md not expected to
live. Clayton is hiding in the noun
sains and bas not yet been arrested.
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PlNHY \ Ems

The Crofts re Fac
tory has be uy. w. II.
Chafec.
Ornngeburg, s. c., is to have tel
ephone exchange.
Taylorsville, n. c., is organizing q
building and losn association.
Cleveland county, N. c., is well of.
1t has 81, 1854, ,3Siin its treasury.
The Bank of Georgetown, 8. c., hns
declared per cent .diyidendto stock
holders. =, -, y
Dir. Werner, 4 f5outh Carolina, con
sui at Cologne, petitions through Sen
ater Butler for $500 additional for
clerk hire. II -
George w. Pack is reported to have
purchased 150 acres Of land near Ashe.
-.;,Ic- ~ C kcls.nex;Hss* ~, thn Aslewilln
Loan, Construction and Improvement
Co., for $5O,OOO.
A recent transfer of real estate in
Norfolk, Va, consisted of tract of
land on CRANKY street for $S5, 900. 1t
is stated that Watt, Renner & Clay,
dry goods dealers will occupy it.
Jerry Simpson has been critically i'll
for more than week. He has a
kidney trouble akin to Bright's disease
His physicians think. however, that he
will recover He was better at last
accounts.
The New York Mail and Express
says that Huns and Poles nrc to be i'm
ported to the cotton-growing States in
the South with view to have them
eventually take the place of the negro
field hands.
The mills in Randolph county, N.
c., are all going on full time and they
say the prospects are good for business
this summer, The Randleman Hosiery
Mills nre running on full time and
turning out from 80 to 100 dozen pairs
hose per day, 10S needle goods, fast
black and mixed. They are anticipa-
ting an enlargement of their plant soon.
State Phosphate Inspector A. w.
Jones arrived in Columbia, s. c., on
the 4th inst. He reports that the
phosphate companies are all now get,
ting rapidly back to work, and that in
n very short time the phosphate fields
will be worked ns heretofore. He says
the South Carolina industry will very
soon assume it's former station in the
commercial world.
James Boylan, of Raleigh, has colt
which is only 48. hours old, for which
he was yesterday offered 81, $50.
The South Carolina Supreme Cour,
has met but made no decision regard
ing the constitutionnlty of the dispen
sary law, as anticipated.
A memorial window to "Stonewall'
Jackson is to be placed in the Presby
terian Church at Lexington, Va, o.
which he was member.
Seven counties in Georgia were giver
the names of distinguished South Car
olinians. They are: Brooks in 1858
nfter Preston S. Brooks; Calhoun, in
1854, after John G.. Calhoun; Jasper
in 1912, after Scrgt William Jasper
Laurens, in 1907, after Col John Lau
rcns; Lowndes, in 1915, after VIM
Lowndes; McDuffic, in 1871, afte
| George McDnific: Marion, in 1927
after Gen. Francis Marion; Pickens, il
1858, after Gen. Andrew Pickens; Sum
ter, il 1891, after Gen. Thomas Sum
| ter
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It appears that the Pail Mall Ga

1t appears that the Pail Mall Ga
zette, w. w. Astor's paper, got big
scoop on Mr.. Gladstone's resignation,
having announced it exclusively sew
eral weeks ago. Mr.. Gladstone wa;
keeping his intention secret, but some
Que in his confidence betrayed him,
and went to the papers Offering to sell
the information. He went to several
before the Pail Mall Gazette, but none
of them were credulous enough, or
mean enough, to pay him for his
treachery but Astor.
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. i
The Senate.


73D DAy.-Thc Senate discussed the Bering
Sea award ami EnSlands attitu 10 thereon.
74rH DAY.--Mr Hill made an attack on tho
income feature of the Tarifl bill.---Mr.
Walsh was sworn in as Senator from Georgia.
18TH DAY.--Mr. Lodge spoke on the Tariff
biD.--Walcott's resolution to coin Mexican
silver dollars was passed. MIR. Cockreli
reported tho Urgency Deficiency Appropria.
tion bill. The principal amendments pro- \
vide appropriations for United States courts >
$4,000 is appropriated for Mrs. Sarah b. Cot
quit, widow OF Senator Colquitt, being one
years salrry.
18TH DAY. Halo delivered long
speech in opposition to the Wilson-Voorhees
tariff bill.
Urn DAY. The day was consumed by Mr..
PETER, who continued his speech on tho
Wilson bill
18TH DAy.-After some routine morning
business the Senate resumed tho considera-
tion OF the Further Urgent Deficiency bill.
Mr.. Hill proposed TO count pairs TO make u
quorum. The matter went ovcr.-Whec
tine Tariff bill was taken up Mr. Peffer con-
tinued his speech on the subject. the fourth
installment. He was followed by Mr.. Nit
chel. )
The House.
95rH HDAY-Absenteeism on the part OF
Democrats and Republican filibusterilg re-
suited in the waste OF another day. Mr.. |
Springer moved to discharge the warrant;
issned two weeks ago for the arrest OF alb |
sentees. The Republicans, led by Mr.. Reed,
declined to vote, and, as the Democrats
failed to muster quorum, after few roll
calls the House adjourned.
96TH DAY--It was District OF Columbia
day ani no business OF general interest was'
transacted.
9th DAY.-The House devoted the entire
day 10 the Postoffics Appropriation BILL.
The attempt to inser. ia the Dill an amend
ment designed to prevent the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing IRON manufacturing
postage stamps under the contract recently
| awarded to it by the Postoffice Department
was defeated.
98TH DAY.Mr. Sperry introduced bill to
establish Bureau OF Interstate Banks.
The House got into deadlock over te:hni-
cal Parliamentary question and 10 business
was transacted
99rH DAY-A resolution introduced by tho
Committee on Rules, at the beginning OF tho
session. to fine members $40 for failing to
vote on the call OF the yeas and nays, and for
absence without leave, precipit ated season
OF filibustoring, which continued until g. so q.
M, when adjournment was taken. Before
adjourning u resolution was adopted revok-
ing leaves OF absence and directing the Ser
| geant-at-Arms to telegraph absent members
that their presence Is required.
TOOTH DAy.The House was in session only
, an hour, adjourping ON account o. the eau.
Gus, noquoFrli and no pusiaess,
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MADELINE MAY 90 ON TIVE STAGE
BItterworfh Says She is consymmafe
Actress and a Most Remarkable
Won1nn

WAsHINaTON, d. C.-"Miss Pollard
is an actress equal to Clara Morris or
Sarah Bernhardt," said Ben Butter
worth. "She can simulate any passion
or emotion, and it is my opinion that
this is but the prelude to her going on
the stage. l cannot but think that WAS
one of her reasons for bringing the
smit aud that it was brought in the
political and social capital for the
theatrical and dramatic effect it would
have upon the public mind.
"There was no excuse on earth for
bringing this suit. 1t was worse than
foul, pestilence- breeding contagion.
Far better it had been if yellow fever
had been spread broadcast over the
land and had entered every. home ia
whose pollution is felt at every fireside.
"There IL no condoning of Mr..
BreckilriLge. He has done wrong.
Sne has done wrong. And especially
has she done wrong in bringing this
suit. l do not think this case will
destroy Breckinridge's usefulness. He
will stand for reelection.
"ioo plidIu lb tllS TnOSU remark
able witness I ever saw or ever heard
or ever read of. She has her case
Thoroughly in hand. Every detail of
it, Never saw anything like the tact
and art of this woman. I: there is n
time when she has not ready answer
she will make plea for sympathy to
gain time, and all the time her mind is
active to coin some nice phrase or apt
one in which to reply.
''She has nothing to gain if she wins
her suit, w!ierc she could have Ind
everything her own way had she so
willed. She could have gone anywhere
or done ANYTHING, rrd word from her
would have been .aw with Breckin-
ridge. She could have had What one
wanted.
IF Breckinridge loses he will move
appeal"
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HE is DEAD.
SENATOR ZEB HAKcE COVE.
Ne Nos Passed Over the River and is at Rest
Under the Shade of the Trees.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Scnator Xebu-
lon B. Vance, of North Carolina, died
at his residence. 1927 Massachusetts
avenue at 1O:45 o'clock Saturday night
The Senator had not been in good
health for the past year and in the carly
part of the session of Congress was
compelled to abandon his senatorial
duties and take n trip to Florida in the
hope of recuperating. His trip proved
beneficial and on his return to Wnsh-
nyton he was able for while to pur-
TALLY resume his official duties.
His improvement, however, did not
continue long, and for the Inst few
weeks he has been confined to his
hnnse He was sracticallv an invalid.
but has lately been able to receive u
few intimate friends and superintend
the looking after OF the interests of his
constituents.
During the past week he has been
reported as doing well rs could he cX-
pected and the serious change FOR the
worse was wholly unexpected.
Shortly before III o'clock he h,l an
attack of npoplcxy and became un-
conscious, regaining consciousness only
u fc" minutes before his death. His
wife, Thomas y. Allison, Harry Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vance, Judge
w. A. Hoke and Rev. DIR. Pltzcr and
Drs. w. w. johnson and Rufiin were
Mt his bed side when he died.
The great Senator's last end was
peaceful as an infants. The terrible
pain seemed to have ccnsed. When
unconsciousness supervened he passed
into IL sweet sleep which ushercd his
spirit Ill few hours into the eternal
sleep.
He died i'll the bosom of his family,
all of his nearest and dearest being at
the time around him, expecting
momcntarily the event.
Icbulon b. Vance was born in Bun
combe county, North Carolina, May
13, 1880; was educated i'll Washington
College, Tennessee, md Mt the unlrcr-
sitS oi Nor'n o"roiiha H'"lieo la"'
IsSa .mJ ,r.s ,Io,taJ .tt,,rnn, f.,rR H.
.nwhn onuntv thn som" rn.r. wns =,
nomIor ,,f tL. Stotn U,,so ,f Cnm.
mons IN 1874. wos R,nre..rt,tivo
frnu Nortb CornI;nn in tbn Thirty-
Gftb and Th;rtv-s;xtb Cnngrrss,s. on
tnr,d +be Cnnfodcroto ,rn,,, nc c,n+nin
in N,y 1851. wos made colonnl in
Auoust 1891. was elcctcd Goxcrnnr nt
North Carolina in Auoust 1879 and
re.clccted in Anoust 1864. wos ,lcctnJ
70 tho United states senate in Noyc,n.
her. 1870. but was refused admission.
md rcs;gncd in Jannarv. 1879: was the
Democratic nominee for tbc limited
States Senate in 1879 Int WINS defeated
bv n combination of holtino Demo.
| crots and Renmblicons: wos elected
Governor of North Carolina for tn,
third time in 1876: was elected to IN,
United States Senat, oso Democrat in
| place of A s Mcrrimon Democrat
| t,,L hi, ,oot N,rob 10 1870. ,nl u.,,
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Gone to His Old Home.

BLooMIEGToN, ILL. Rev. Henry
Twestall, former pastor Of the Unita
rian church Of this city, and who has
recently been pastor at Jersey City,
N. j., has been appointed to the su-
pcrvision and charge of the Union o!
Liberal Churches of the State of NORTH
Carolina. He has moved with his fam
lily to Ashcville, n. G., which il his
birth place.
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A Dog OF Destiny.

Phoenix, Arizona, ~ a bobtailed
dog which is destir Il 10 make place
for himself in story. Recently he
broke up r.t?y between hose teams.
He acts as y, .ef mourner at all funerals
held in the city. But now one more
has been added to his hisaccomplishment
On several occasions recently he has
stopped runaway horses by seizing the
lines in hin teeth and holding on till
the anima stopped. San Francisco
Chronicle.
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$4,000, Worth of Fine Jersey Cattle KHied

Mr.. Charles NJ. Pratt, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, has had SO, 900 worth Of the finest
Jerseys on Long Island killed because
he believed they had tuberculosis. He
did this in spite of veterinarians who
assured him the cattle were all right.
He did it because the cattle all re-.
sponded to the Koch test for tubercu-
losis. administered by The Vermont
veterinarian, Frank A. Rich. and more
ere likely to be killed. The value OF
INC test is generally recognized in the
Northeastern States. !, has neyet
been employed, so far as reported. in
any Southern State.
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BRAVE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Brigadier General Kersbaw Dies at His Home
in Camden, S. G.

COLUMBIA. General j. B. Kcrshnw
died at Camden after lingering i'll
ness. He was one of the best beloved
citizens of South Carolina. He was n
veteran of the Mexican and the Seces-
sion wars. In the latter he rose to the
rank of brigndier general. For g,scars
since the war he was Judge Of tbs Cir
cult Court. At the time of his death
he was postmaster Mt Camden. The
Governor and other State officers will
attend his funeral
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Long Ljve5 Musons.

While there are only three men now
living who were elected Governors of
North Carolina Vance, Jarvis and
Carr yet of all the grand masters of
the Grand Lode of Masons elected
since 1863 only one has died, that one
being H. F. Granger. 1t is really
extremely curious.
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Congressman Warner for Trustee of corseH

Representative alumni of Cornell
University from various parts OF the
country have united in nominating the
Hon. John De Witt Warner of the
class Of 1872, member OF Congress
from New York, as candidate for Al.
uhni Trustee, Mr.. Warmers services
when previously m smber of the Board
of Trustees were regarded by bis col
leagues as of great value.
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Dreadful Work of Fire.

The Glamorgan Pipe and Iron
Works, Of Lynchburg, Va, we're total
ly destroyed by fire Monday night.
The loss will bo between $75, 200 and
800, ZOO. Insurance unknown. This
company employed abont 800 work
men and had enough orders ahead to
run them six months.
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destructive Hail Storm In Texas.

The Times Democrat special from
San Antonio, Texas, says: "a dispatch
was received here from Gillespie Coun
ty stating that that section was visited
by one OF the severest hail storms ever
known there. Many cattle were killed
by the stones, which were six inches
in circumference. The great chunks
Of ice went through roofs of houses
and ruined the prospect for fruit crops. "
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Caerpnilly Witnout Care.

Apropos of the prevailing inability
of trainmen on our elevated and other
railroads to call out the names OF sta
tions with distinctness, Il gentleman
who has lived for several years in
Wales says that there is at least one
station in that country which the rail-
way guards are bound 70 pronounce
carefully. 1t is Caerphilly. New
York Tribune.
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Great ByrEinq in Siffaio.

BUFFALO. n. Y.-An electric light
wire caused the loss of 81, 200, 900 in
flames. The American Glucose Works,
the largest of the kind i'll the country,
public fish market and Holmes lumber
ward were all consumed Six men
were burned to death.
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Rev. DR.. Rainsford, of New York.
recently told his congregation to quit
giving away their money to indis-
criminate charity, but to give it to
him instead. as he knew how to do the
most good with it.