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THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN KEEP coRBETr's HEAD
FROM SWELLING.

To TIRE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sir. In to-
days Sun Corbett says that when he hears
Fitzsim mons,s name 10 entioned it makes him
feel sick; l think II Bob met Cor6ett in ring
he would make Jim feel very sick indeed, for
James Corbett knows very well shat Bob Fitz-
sim mons 10 the only man OF the present day
who can keep James's head from swelling.
Yes, fight between Corbett and FitZsim-
mons would be a popular one. in fact more
so than the COrbett and Jackson affair. Our
James claims that Robert Of Australia has no
nerve. Well. let us see about that. Fitz
whipped Americas champion middle weight,
Jack Dempsey; whipped Peter Maher. and
champion. Ted Pritchard. Nonerve. chr The
fact is. Corbett is trying to make Bob appea
small In the eyes OF tho American public. Bob.
however. has proved himself TO be a wonder.
and Choynski has no license to stand up
against him.
Norbett whipped John I. Sullivan when the
latters fighting days were over. and he
whipped Charley Mitchell when the English
man was a back number. FitZsimmons could
have done the same thing. and run no chances
OF losing on a foul either. How glad Amerl-
cans were when Corbett licked Mitchell. the
only man who stood on our great and only
John l. Sullivanl Mitchell was afraid TO meet
Dempsey at the time that Fitz whipped Jack.
Let Corbstt stop throwing out newspaper
bluffs. and give Bob q chance. Then We will
shut up. providing he defeats Bob.
NEW YORK. Feb. IL. PETER WARD.
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Will BOWL ANY TEN MEN IN INV JERSEY.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: BY winning
the championship OF Union County. n, j..
have twice won that title. They herewith send
an open challenge to any team that has won
the championship OF any ten-msn league to
play for the cham pionship Of the state OF New
Jersey, G.. SAuER, Secretary.
ELIZABETH. n. j.. Feb. II.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
coyidn'f Stay Away From the So1fh

GEORGE b. ANDERSON, Lewiston,
Bcrtie county, n. CT am Southern
man by birth, but spent many years III
the West, finally returning to my ma
tive State; but 1 have never found n
finer climate than IN Nor:h Carolina.
In nv garden, radishes have been
growing thus far this winter. Cab
bage, turnips, lettuce, and beets stand
ont in the gardens here and grow all
winter long.
Our soil is a sandy loan, with a clay
subsoil, which will yield, when proper
ly treated, two crops year. But II
must not be forgotten that our soil,
like that OF any OF the other States,
must be manured. Farmers the world
over know that they cannot constantly
take from their land and give the land
nothing in return, without suffering
consequent loss. Another thing: the
so-callcd wornout lands of the South
are Just as good rs they ever were. All
they need is the same treatment with
manure that the lands of the North re
ceive. Our chief crops are cotton, to-
bacco, corn and field peas. Our peo-
pie are hospitablc, generous, and So
ciable.
From the experience 1 have had in
other States / cannot sec why North
Carolina should be behind any OF them
in the line of manufactures and kind
red industries We raise the cotton,
and should manufacture it into cloth
! There is room here for paper mills,
with the raw materials for its manu-
facture lying at our doors.
With our immense fruit resources
we need more canning establishments
and more evaporators. Two crops OF
sugar beets will grow here per year
Why do we not make sugar? In fact,
we need cotton mills, sugar retineries,
canneries, tobacco factories, Wagon
shops, broom and box factories, paper
mills, and many other industries, ano
we have the water power to turn all o
their wheels.
Hops can be grown in the South a
profit, ns we'll as i'll the State o
Washington. Ramie can also be growI
here, and, if it pays Texas. it wouit
pay North Carolina. We can produce
and manufacture silk in our State, ant
the silk industry should be an impor
tant ono hero.
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THE COTTON ACREAGE OF 1894.
Department of of Agriculture Statistics.

The cotton report as compiled by
the statistician Of the Department of
Agriculture for the month Of May re-
latcs to the progress ofcotton planting
and contemplated acreage. The pro-
portion of the proposed breadth al
ready planted on May was 81 6 per
cent, against S5.3 per cent. last year.
Returned estimates by States are
as follows: Virginia As, North Caro-
lima n, South Carolina SS, Georgia Sc,
Florida So, Alabama S3, Mississippi
s3, Louisiana 81, Texas "a, Arkansas
61, Tennessee 65.
The delay in Virginia, Tennessee,
Arkansas and Louisiana was caused by
continued cold weather, wilhelm Texas
planting is retarded by both late, cold
and continued dry weather Gcrmina-
ton has been slow and the growth of
the plant backward, owing to these
facts. Some indications have been
given as to contemplated acreage by
our correspondents ms compared with
that Of last year. The figures relating
thereto are only given to indicate that
the correspondents believe to be the
intentions MS to acreage.
Reported indications point to an
acreage of ID per cent. less than last
year. Percentages hy States are as
follows: Virginia %, North Carolina
81, South Carolina 9S, Georgia %,
Fl"rida 80, Alabama %, Mississippi
80, Louisiana %, Texas l0i, Arkansas
%, Tennessee %, general average 9S.9.
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BRIBERY.
Tho isands of Dollars of Money Said to Have
eeen Offered to Buy Senators.


WAsuINGToS, d. C.-The special
committee appointed to investigate the
charges Of bribery alleged to have been
attempted by Major Buttz, aud also to
consider the doings of the Sugar Trust
in connection with Legislation, held two
sessions behind closed doors and with
newspaper men and the public ex-
cludra.
Senator Hunton knew nothing ex-
cept ulbn hear say evidence, but told
the committee what he had learned
from his son.
Eppa Hunton, Jr. was EeXt put on
the stand and told the committee how
he had been approached hy Major
Buttz and offered II sum of money if
he would induce his father to vote
against the pending tariff.
Senator Kyle was on the stand longer
than any one else, for it was developed
that the offer to bride had Dc"n made
to him direct by the man who stands
charged with the commission of the
offeusn At least this was the inter
probation put upon the testimony by
the committee. Senator Kyle testified
that Mr.. Buitz had offered him money
for his vote, saying that ne could have
S75, 900 and made an offer of $l4, 200
down.
At the afternoon session Of the COM
mittee, Buttz was kept ou the stand
for upwards OF three hours. 1t is un-
dcrstood that ButtZ denied vehement
ly that he Ind made any attempt.
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The Port Roya! Road.

Receiver J. b. Cleveland, of the Port
ROYAL n Western North Carolina Rail
road. at thereCent meeting of the stock
holders submitted report covering
his tenn rs receiver from June ,, 1893,
to March 81, 1894. Ii showed expenses
$29l .139.ll, receipts of $40, 4S7.12
and net earnings Of Sl9,04S.2S. A
number of Improvement were made,
including n ST., 900 steel bridge, n large
amount of trcstling and filling in, call.
ing for expenditures for these better
mcuts of 81 81 80; $50, PITS were
spent on repairs and renewals. making
total outlay Of $64 ,939.57. Notice was
given Of the intention so amend the
constitution SO as to Increase the num-
Der of directors from twelve to ski eeu. .
Officers were elected rs follows: Presi
deut. u. NJ. Conner, of Snvapuah, Ga :
djrec;ors, W. l.. Mauldiu aud Joo.
Fcr3 Jeon. of Grcervillc, S. c.; f.. +.
Verdcry, J. III. Alexnnd"r, J. +. Crm-
niog and j. j. Doughty, OF Augusta,
Ga. w. l.. Gray, j. A. Barksdalc, j.
]. Plus OF Laureps $. c.; !. ). Moote,
otSpa"tanburg, S. c.; Sylvester Bleck-
ley and J. A. Brock, Of Anderson: >. C'
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HIRGiNiA ELECTIONS.
RorfoH and sasic City Go for Prohibition
and Reform, 8ciance Democratic.

RICHMOND, VA.-The municipal cleo
tioDs throughout Virginia passed of
quietly. There was little interest save
at Norfolk, where a sharp contest had
been waged and where the Prohibition
list Reform ticket triumphcd over the
straight Democratic organization by a
majority of from 200 to 800. A re-
form ticket WAS also chosen at Basic
City over the regular Democratic NOM
ince, by majority of A. An unusu-
ally large vote was polled at Charlottcs-
vile. though there WAS no excitement
there.
rue rrrySuou-- IuS crsssrOu" wnH
a mere form to confirm the result of
the Democratic primary of some weeks
ago. IT was for all the general officers,
a full council, half the aldermen and
Justices Of the peace. There were no
candidates other thnn Democrats, eE-
cept in Jackson ward, the negro strong
hold, where the Republicans had tri-
angular fight for justice nnd council
men, They made II" opposition to the
general ticket and the election of their
ward ticket was f"rcgone conclusion.
The vote WAS very light.
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Five Rioters Kjis5.

UNIoNTowN, PA.-Last week the
Sickle Hollow mines of the Washing
ton Coal and Coke Company, midway
between Fayctte City and Layton sta
ton, were the scene of the bloodicst
encounter since the strike begun.
Both sides were i'll fighting shape, ~
armed Deputies contcndin& with II mob
of from | 800 tn 1000 strikers, about
200 of whom were armed with all kinds
of guns. Five strikers were killed and
eight or more wounded and three dep
uties were wounded.
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The officials Of Russia seem TO have
a queer way OF m,king thcir financial
calculations. 1t is pretty we'll known
to the financiers OF tho wocll thu tn,
condition of things in that empire
is none Of the brightest, anl hlsno5
been getting my better for u lon !;
time; and there was gool deal OF
surprise whom the minister OF fn,nc,
made his reports recently. to fin !
that nc claimed surplus in the
treasury over oil ordinary expcni.
lures of some $31, 200, 600. Tho cx,
perts set about finding whero ho got
the figures, and Mt last discovered that
he arrived ut them by tho simple
process of entering all borrowed
money as clear income. instead uf put,
ting it down on tho other side of the
.ledger as debt. AS matter of fact,
it seems there is really deficit OF
some 81, 900, 900 and not much pro ).
pect of making it up. Crops ar.
growing worse all over the empire,
, business is declining, all tho inland
banks are practically insolvcnt, an
whole provinces are in arrears OF taxes
from way back in the eighties.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad has
opened large new warehouse in Jcr-
sey City, aah is prepared to give ex-
ceptionable facilities anl quick trans
portatior to Su,tttern garden truck
sold in New YorE, Tho New York In.
dependent is OF tho opinion that "in
the present condition OF agricultural
depression everywhere the action Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, in faoili-
tating the handling of garden truck
for city consumption, might be fol-
lowed with advantage in other parts
Of the United States"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
Southern Inventors.

WAsHINGToN, d. C.-The Commits
sioncr Of Patents has the applications
for patents to the following Southern
inventors:
Back band hook, VIM. M. Hawkins
Trenton, \. G.
Cotton harvester, Benz. Grause, At
lanta, Ga, nssignor to John G. Cal
houn, n. Y. City.
Apparatus for treatment OF cotton
Friedrich Zcdler, Cuero, Texas.
Root cutter and stump extractor
Erasmus f. Kirven, Darlington >. G
Animal releasing device, JAS. >. Ed
mohds, Eagle,i..e, Fenn. q;
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Cotton Claims in the House.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Representative
Bum got the floor with private bills
and the afternoon was consumed in con-
sideration Of 81 South Carolina cotton
claims tall from Mr.. McLnnrin's dis
Irict) valued nt 81 ,O40, 900. They were
punched together in one report and
supported by Representative McLaurin
and others and opposed by Represen-
tativcs Saycrs and Burrows. Mr.. Say
ers, chairman OF the appropriations
committee, ridiculed the idea that there
had been 'fve loyal men" in any South
crn community and said that thirty
years after, the "'proof shat there he'd
been was easy.
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caivanized Wire Netting to Cover Cotton.

Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the South in proposed sub
stitute for juto bngging for cotton
covering. II. O. King, of Atlanta, is
cndeavoring to introduced galvanized
wire netting for compressed cotton.
with covering of wood pulp, rcnber-
ing the bale impervious to water, oil
or other liquids, and practically fire.
proof. 1t is said that bale Of cotton
dressed with wood pnlp can hr covered
with this wire netting rs easily as with
mte bngging, and that the expense is
not beyond the ordinary cost of pre-
pairing bale for market, while it af-
fords almost absolute protection
against fire.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
H., SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JUNE i 1884
TIVE METH0DISTS
Close Their Southern Conference at Msn,-
phis, Tenn.


MEMPHIS, TENN.-The Methodist
Conference adjourned Monday after
an interesting session.
Report No. 2, of the committee op
Church extension was read and adopt
ed.
DIR. Pritchett moved that the first
item of the report of the committee on
Sabbath observance be taken up out
of it's order. Carried. The report
embodied n memorial and letter from
DIR. Knowles, of the American Sab
bath Union, and cited the tendency to
lnXity of church members in the mat
ter of stamping ont tha- -xios-of- Sab.
bnth' decoration. The report was read
and adopted. The report was then
adopted ns n whole.
A church insurance society was voted
down.
Bishop Kecuer is assigned to South
Carolinn-Laurens, S. c., Nov. 81;
North Mississippi-Sardis, Miss, Dec
). Mississippi-Mcridan, Miss, Dec
%.
Biship Wilson: Brazil mission, Rio
le Janciro, July &c. Memphis, Hum
bollt, Tenn, Nov. 4th. Western
North Carolina-Trinity church, Dur
ham, N. c.. Dec. S. South &c orgin
-Waycross, Ga, Dec. 13.
Bishop Granbcrry-W West Virginia,
huntington, w. W., Sep. 7. Holston
Abingdon, Va, Oct. 10. Louisiana
Louisiana avenue church, New
Orleans, Dec. IL. Baltimore, Wash
ingtop, ID. c., March 27.
Bishop Duncan: (who lives in Spart
anhnrg, S. C.) Keutucky-Frankfort,
Ky, Sept. 13. Louisville-Owcns.
boro, Ky, Sept. 27. Tennessee
Franklin, Tenn, Oct. II. North
Alabama-Athens, Ala, Nov. 81.
Alabama Brewton, Ala, Dec. 5th.
Florida Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. Q.
Bishop Hay&ood: Virginia, Car
lottesvillc, W.. Nov, IA. North
Georgia, Rome, Ga. . Nov. %. Arkansas,
Suiiman, Ark, Dec. 6. Little Rock,
Prescott, ArI., Dec. II. White River,
Helena, Ark, Dec. IL.
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VOL. XXV.---NEW SERIES.

I The Superintendent of the Philadel-
phia Mint has informed the National
Bank of Savannah that disfSured or
mutilated silver dollar is worth its
weight rs bullion-forty- three cents,
and nothing more. This leads the
New Orleans Picayune to remark that
sit does not take much Of au accident
to knock tifty-sevcn cents out of the
dollar of our daddics, and We must be
correspondingly careful of it,"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-06-01
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
The SENATE. D..

Horn DY.-A lively and rather persona.
dn!,a!s on the iron ore clause OF the T'Tur
bill occupied the whole day. -,
111rH DAY.-The Tariff bill was ronsil"
erri all day-Somc progress was mads
with tho metal schedu,e, tho duty on iron
oro being fxsd mt forty cents n ton.
112rH DAY.--Thc Tariff debate WAS con-
tinueI. its principal feature being - speech
10y Mr.. German. Mr.. Teller novel ne u
test votc that the Tariff hill be laid OF tho
tihlr. The Senate refused by Il vote OF ~
yeas 10 3S nays TO adopt tho motion. .
1Iiru DAY. MIR. Kyio's resolution d"ca
in@ against any attempt to restore the Queen
in tawaii was taken up. Unlnimous con-
sent was asked TO put it on its passage hnt
the Tarn bill prevcntel !. --Gooa pro o:res'
was made on the metal schoiul" Of tho
Tariff hill ; Mr.. Hale rcplcl to Mr.. Corn IN.
l1irH DAy--Thc Senate dispoS" OF hvH
pages OF the Tariff bill, complctin; IN"
metal schedule. except the paragraph re-
lating to lead and zinc ana thor mah""'c-
lures.
The House.
130rH DAv-By an overwhelming Votc n
was decided that the law authorizing 'h'
docking OF members pay hai bc'n re-
pcoled Paul j. Sorg. OF Ohio, WAS sworn
In as a Representative.
13Isr DGY-The House directed the Naval
Committee to investigate the armor-p!a.e
charges "A resolution looking 10 popniar
election Of Senators was reported iavoribiy;
The Legislative. Executive and Juticiai
Appropriation bill WAS considered in Com
miftee o! the whole the iie'n ior .nrias or
tho Civil Service Commission AMI its en-
ploves was stricken out.
1920 DAY-The Legislative. Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was further con-
sldorei In Committee OF the Whole.
133D DAY-The Legislative, Executive and
IN iicial Appropriation bill was passed.. with
the item for salaries of the Civil Service
Commission res.ored.
l34rH DAY. 1t was private bill day ani
the entire session was devoted thereto, in
Committee OF the Whole. Ono bill, for the
relief OF Thomas B. Reed, an officer in the
Pennsylvania troops during the war, was or
derei TO be favorably reported. The rest OF
the day was spent upon what is known as
"the Omnibus resolution" being n resoln
tion referring thfrty-seven bills in bunch to
the Court OF Claims. At o'clock the
House took u recess until O'Clock, the oven
ing session being for the consideration OK
private pension and relief bills. :
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Says the New York Observer: We
do not know how many hundred thou
sanl times the old adagc that GA little
knowledge is II dangerous thing has
been repeated, but we think it is about
time that some one should give us na
condensed suggestion OF the possible
not at all certain that the wonderful
knowledge achieved in tao scientific
world, which enables men to make
such deadly munitions of war rs are
now produce !, is blessing to man.
kind. The London Spectator calls Mt
tention to tho fact that tn, new ex.
.plosive Of nnarchism could not Ii ave
been created without the diffusion OF
chemical knowledge. A burglar can
use chloroform in his ucfarious pur-
suit quite as successfully rs surgeon
can relieve pain with it. Much OF tho
crime OF the day is committed by per.
sons Of education, whose resources in
that respect aid them in their opera.
tions. Tho conclusion to be reached
in the matter is, that knowledge, like
all other gool thing, needs to be
sanctitied, in order to be put to the
highest use for the blessing Of man.
kind nnd to prevent its perversion.
knowledge is power for good OF
evil, if good then only because of the
existence Of something better that
holds it by the reins.
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The Soytb's Cotton.

The world has $1,000, 900 cotton
spindles, one half of which are in Great
Britain. This country has about 15,
600, 900, of which the South has2, 700.
600. And yet the South raises over 60
per cent. of the worlds total cotton
supply. The field for an increase
in Southern cotton manufacturing is
unlimited. 1t would take M invest
ment of over 81 900, ,o00, ,002 10 huila
mills enough to consume the entire
cotton crop of the South, and when
manufactured this cotton would com
mand over 81 900, 900. 900, instead OF
selling for $500, 100000 year, rs il
does now.
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A Tornndo Werr RichH6Sj. Va.

RICHMOND, VA. A tornado swept
over Hanover county Saturday evening
doing great damage to fences, crops
and outhouses. Two dwellings, wnrc
blown down, those of Mcsars George
Martin and VIM Wood. No one was
killed, but Mrs. Martin Ind her skull
fractured by the falling timbcrs of her
housc. In the adjoining county, Hen
rico, the streams are very mEch swol-
len and number Of bridges have been
washed away.
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The coiored Man Nomination Confirmed

WAsHINoToN, d. C.-Thc Senate CON
firmcd the nomination Of Chas. Fl. j..
Taylor, colored, of Kansas, to be re-
corder Of deed in the District of CO.
lnmbia. The vote was 32 to15. Taylor
comes from Kansas City, Kan, and
was appointed through the influeoce of
Senator Martin
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France Sues the Worigs fau Company.

CHICAGO, LII. Suit for 81, ,0O0,O
damages was begunin the United States
Circuit Court by the Frcnch Repnblic
against the Worlds Columbian Expo.
sition The litigation grows ont Of the
French govcrnments claim for dam
ages to exhibits of French subjects in
jured during the manufacturers build
ing FIRE.
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Oates Nominated in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, ALA.-The Democrat
ic State convention met and Hon. r.
ii. Clarke was made temporary chair
man. Clcyeland's name was warmly
chcered. Col. w. G.. Oats nominated
for Governor and the nomination was
made unanimous. Capt. johnson
made speech endorsing the nomina-
ton and plcdging his support of tho
ticket.
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A writer on the public debts Of na.
tions presents au interesting table
comparing the figures of 1865 with
those of 1890. During that quarter
of n century the grand total increased
enormously. The only nations show
ing any decrease were the United
States, Great Britain and Denmark.
The latter had debt of Sl5, ,22O, 900
in 1855, anl S33, ,O0l, 1872 in 1890.
This is certainly IL highly creditablo
showing for n country so limited in
resources and population. Great
Britain had debt of S3, ,Sis, 46, 900 at
the earlier of these dates, and of
$3.50, ,7l9, 563 at the latter. But tho
United States WAS the only country
which made any very great reduction,
namely, from 81, 756, 43l, 81 to $ol5,-
962. 1l2, Just about two thirds. Turn
ing now to the continent OF Europe,
including Russia and Turkey, which
are partly in Asia, we find tho debt
increasing figures as follows:
Nation. 1855. lso).
Germany. 49,. ?6l0,47o,OOO 81 ,956, ,2l7 ,0l7
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A ceDteDurJ1D Dies.

Miss Julia Stanton, who died in An.
lcrson county, s. c., last week, hau
lived to the remarkable of 105 years.
Ter death was the result of an acci
dental fall. in which her leg WAS bro.
ken, nino weeks ago.
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8reckinridge Has the Congressional Com
npittee

FRANKFORT, Ky. essmnn
Hreckinridge has COTTON control Of the
congressional committee of the district,
having things his own way, and has
liked Saturday, September 10, as the
day for primary election.