The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-07

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ton day or two ago for the purpose
OF notifying the Secretary of War of
nis readiness t. resume active duty.
Gen. OH5 has been assigned to succeed
Gen. Joe Wheeler, who will be retired
the 10th inst, under the compulsory
age law, as Commander of the Military
department Of the Lakes, with head.
quarters in Chicago. Gen. Otis de.
ci!red to be interviewed for publica-
ticn, saying that he had been spend
ing the summer resting and conse.
quently knew nothing of public
Interest or Importance.
Hon. Andrew d. White, II. g.
Ambassador to Germany, is in Wash.
lnSton, but his pre,encs has produced
no News. Mr.. White is one of the
most courteous men in tie world to
meet, and when it comes to public
afh!r', one OF the most ret:cent. He
is thoroughly iubued with the diplo-
matte i!ea, that the press should be
given cniy r>suits in things pertaining
to international affairs.
Chinese stories being in order, a
resident of San Francisco told this
one to group of Washington friends:
l"lhe Chinese have q leer way of
evonging themselves on their enemies.
|! Celestial Is real anxious to make
his encmy's life burden, he com.
mitted suicide in front of the latter's
:oor. This il considered, by the
Chi-cse, t. be the most terrible thing
that could happen TO them. The man in
front Of whose home the suicide ia com.
mitt@d il shuaued by his fell ,ws, is
ostrachol by his club and is marked
with the iiuger ofscorn and suspicion.
The soul ,t the suicide is supposed
to go straight to heaven, while the
soul of the other fellow is doomed to
everlasting pordition."
While hoping for peaceful solu.
ton OF the Chinese problem, the of.
iicia's IF the Navy Department are
taxing the necessary steps to have
their branch Of the service prepared
for any contingency. The Naval
Policy 'H,arj. ,f which Admiral
Dewey is president, is now in session
at Newport. 1t is known that the
board Is considering the ad Visibility
Of greatly strengthening our Naval
force in Chinese waters, although its
proceedings ere not made public.
Orders have, however, alre adv been
Issued for number of coliiera to pro.
ceed to Chinese waters in addition to
those already there and on the way,
"hich means that warships will be
there to nee tie coal.
Spectators in star route mail con.
trac:s will be shut out if tho Post
Office Department lives up to its
advance notice in the advertisement
for bids on 6,052 star routes in New
England, New York, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and
Yves: Virginia, which says that every
accepted bidder must live on or near
tho route and personally supeiiEtend
thu service. a number of speculators
have tr" years raade regular business
OF o5ia ming these Contracts and then
subletting them to men who did the
work. The postal officials say they
intend to break up this middleman
business; that besides saving money,
better service can ba had by, dealing
directly with those who do The work.
IFsS THAN TEN MILLION BALES.
The Cotton States Convention of
Commissioners Ct Agriculture has is
sued the following as their statement
as TO the cotton crop Of 1900:
"Based upon reliable Information
from all sources from each of the cot.
ton States and Territories, taking into
consideration the condition of the cot.
ton crop, we are led to believe that the
following will be tho output of the
crop for tho season of 1900 1901:
Alabama, 821 900 bales: Arkansas
100000; Florida, 10000; Georgia, l..
O25, 900; Iudian Territory, 100000;
louisiana. G03.000; Mississippi, S43,-
600; Missouri, 10000; North Carroll
na, 495,000; Oklahoma, 100000
South Carroll, a, $4,000; Tennessee
, 2S5,0OC; Texas, 100000; Virginia
13. 900; other sources, 500, max ing Q
total CT 9,3G4,500 bales.
This estimate, however, is sui ieci
TO tie weather conditions for the
month Of September and also ki!linp
fros's later on. This estimate is given