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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15
FIRST TRIP TO LOCKHART.
A Ri de Over the New Railroad
Crop Prospects-New Hope and
Vicinify-Other PIaccs-No
Place Like Home,

Mr.. EDIToR:-PIease allow me-
space in your appreciated columns t,
write up our community and little
trip took in and cut Of our county.
returning yesterday.
We are having beautiful weather
for the farmers row. Harvest is in
full blast ut this time. We are using
every available opportunity gathering
in the wheat and oats-wheat is very
go jdi C"!S appuH-e.,- .,---------I--.- ~
is fine stand and looking we'll, corn
is doing we'll, gardens are up to the
best average for several years.
Mr.. Editor, l boarde the Lo>k-
hart train at Orr's crossing few days
ago and went 20 the Lockhart Mllls.
Just here I want to say that from
Lockhart junction to Lockhart Mile,
all along the line, on either side, is
he fuest farming land in our county,
I think. l certainly was delighted
with the beautiful fields all aloug the
line, especially from Mr.. Kelly's on
dowa to Adamsburg. / saw Uncle
John Sprouse, as We call him, hoeipg
cotton and he did not even look at
the train, but kept pulling the hoe
for all there was in it. Arriving at
tho beautiful mil! town L:ckhart, for
the first time in my life, of course l
was obliged 10 look round for while
at least. L9ckhart is a beautiful
place. I did not see any one loafpg
about, every one seemed to be attend
ing to business. l only wished for
more time to stay at Lockhart Mills.
My time being limited had to make
my way oa. I procured horse and
buggy from DR.. Brawley, crossed
Broad river at the ferry and in 10
Chester l went, and for four hours l
travelled over rocks, hills and wales,
through the roughest country ever
went over in my life. reached the
home of Mrs. j. A. Sanders at s
o'clock, p. m just 10 time for supper.
GA arriving at Mrs.. Sanders | found
that I was among friends, assure
you that | enjoyed my visit there.
After a chat and supper was over
Mss Louise, an accomplished dough.
ter, with two other sisters and two
brother,. gave us come fine music OH
the autoharp and violin also vocal.
Miss Louise performed on the auto
harp and NJ. VIII On The violin anG
lho others sang. TO hear such music
as was rendered by the Misses San
ders makes one forget being away
from home. say TO thee kind pep
pie I waot to come again. Next
morning feeling very much refreshed d
I started for h)me, sweet home, o.d
: Union, feeling that Union is the gar
den spot. We crossed Turkey creek
and Bullock's creek, but did not see
, much in the wav Of f.rmIng, too
rough for that Tie country is very
thin)y settled, hardly saw any one,
Somo co!pred people are reutine
farms. white people only here and
there along the route / went, few
mo,e 1--we and farm on the road
l came back. | only saw oDo small
$ patch of wheat on tho road, but loI
{. of oats. l reached Lpckhart about l !
I O'Clock, and at half ptst eleven
t boarded the train for Orr's crossing
0 and was soon at home again.
TRAVELLER.
Jonesville, June i2, 1900.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

Gov. Mount, Of Indiana, has re-
fused to honor the requisition of Gov.
Beckham, Of Kentucky, for the re-
turn Of Ex-Gov. Taylor, who is
charged with completely in the killing
Of Gov. Goebel. Governor Mount
claims that he does not believe that
Taylor would be accorded fair tlial
in Kentucky.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

We acknowledge receipt Of an in
vitation to be present at the dcdica-
tion Of the new Law Building, OF the
Washington and Lee University, Of
Lexington, Va, June 10Th. The
building is dedicated to the memory
Of John Randolph Tucker.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

What's the matter with Atlanta
and her Mayor? Another investiSa-
tion is on resulting from the charge
Of unseemly conduct on the part Of
the Mayor. Atlanta is restless with
out sensation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

DR.. James Carlisle has been per-
suaded to act as president Of Wofford
for another year. The college is to
be congratulated, in dissuading the
venerable DIR. Carlisle from resigninG.
His loss would have been n heavy
blow to the college.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

A shipment Of gold, silver and
minor coin amounting to 81 900, 900
was sent from the Treasury to Porto
Rico Wednesday, and is the second
million dollar shipment sent to the
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UNION, S. c., JUNE Is, 1900.

We are indebted to Hon. b. r..
Tillman for a copy Of the Congress
sional Record, which contains valu-
able information, and is in conven-
lent form for ready reference.
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the people about this terrible calam-
ity from their pulpits next Sunday,
and take up special collection for
this purpose. The horrors Of the
situation cannot be overdrawn. Let
every one contribute when the oppor
tunity offers, so to church Sunday
prepared to contribute.
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used instead Of the Spanish coin now
in use.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

Congress adjourned last Friday.
This being election year, number
OF the members seemed to be very
much more interested in the coming
campaign than in some very impor-
tant measures before Congress.
The public were led to believe some
time ago that definite action would
be taken at this session, on the Mica
ragua Canal bill. But it was, ut the
moment when wo expected def nite
action, dropped and relegated to the
rear, along with other measures, and
great rush through business was
made 20 hasten an adjournment.
But it can be said to the credit OF
the South Carolina members that
they did everything in their power to
accomplish the ends aimed at by
their party.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

Superintendent Of Education Nc
Mahan gives out some important in
formation, that it would be well for
the teachers aud prospective teachers
OF the State to familarize themselves
with. In short the law forbids the
making of contract with any teacher
who does not hold a certificate of
qualification not older than two years.
By overlooking this law both teachers
and trustees have in some instances 8
got themselves in tangle, and there
has been more than one disappointed
teacher as consequence. A certifi-
cate to teach expires in two years.
1t may be renewed, however, before
expiration, provided the teacher at
tend the summer school, or render an
acceptable excuse to The State Board
Ii your certificate is allowed to expire
you are in the same boat with those
who never had one. To secure a GER
tificate to teach one must stand 4
successful examination, an oppor-
tunity for which is offered only three
times year, viz: Third Friday in
June, the last week of the summer
school, and the third Friday in Oc-
tober.
Here is another provision OF the
law:
"No teacher shall be employed by
board Of trustees Of any school dis
trict who is related to member of
the board consanguinity or affinity
within the second degree, without the
written approval Of the board Of edu-
cation Of the county, nor unless
majority of the parents or guardians
OF the children attending the school
for which such teacher is employed
request such employment in writing"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

The first guns Of the campaign
were unlimbered and their political
shot poured forth into the ears OF the
dear people, at Orangeburg yesterday,
the 18th. 1t is to be hoped the can
didates will confine themselves to the
issues Of the day, and eliminate every
thing in the nature Of personal abuse,
and mudslinging. Let's us have one
clean campaign to boast Of, cam
paign OF education in fact. We will
have the candidates in Union August
1st. We hope every candidate will
resolve not to be the first to indulge
in the mudsling business, or personal
abuse. This is neither desired nor
appreciated by the audiences.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-15

The work of stream measurements
by the United States Geological Sur
vey is an important element in build
ing up the manufacturing industries
Of the South, more especially since il
has been found practicable by cleo
trical transmission to concentrate e
the power furnished by small streams,
at central point suitable for fac
tory site. Capital, however, is slow
TO venture until it knows from indis-
putable authority what the capacities
OF streams are, and that they arc not
liable to run dry or low at the criti-
cal time when power may be most
needed. In this way the stream
measurements of the Government,
covering period Of years, are ex-
tremely valuable, furnishing an ac-
curate basis upon which to estimate
power. An appropriation of $50, ,000
was secured secured ss.tc- ~. sAssinn- tnH
,ne carrying on of this work up TO
July 1st, and just prior to the ad-
iournment of Congress an additional
appropriation Of 100000 was OBJ
tanned, very largely through the Wig
orous efforts and cooperation Of
Southern Representatives and Sena-
tors,
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
Ianufsctories Prospered In 1893.

In a bulletin sent out by Labor Com
missioner Cox on the 10th on the in
dustrial conditions in this state it
IL stated that at no time in its
history has Michigan enjoyed the same
general condition of prosperity as it
did in 1899. Manufactures are said to
have been run to their full capacity,
laborers and skilled mechanics have
been employed at fair and improved
wages, the real estate business has inn
proved, lake traffic has been heavy, and
the mineral deposits have been devel-
oped to a wonderful degree. The aver
age daily wages in factories have in
creased from Sl.37 per day in 1883 to
Sl.39 in 1899. In the canvass of nearly
5000 factories it was determined that
545 of them have increased their actual
capital $6,531, 1884. In 1882 factories
of those canvassed there were found to
be employed total of "a, 262 more en-
ployes than in 1898. 1t is estimated
that "A factories are able to pay their
employees weekly, IL per cent monthly
and IA per cent semi-monthly. Seventy
four per cent of these factories report
an increase of business over 1898.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

There exists a serious difference of
opinion between the members of the
commerce committee of the two houses
on the shipping subsidy bill. AS this
bill was offered in last congress the
premiums were largely for speed. This
means that the chief benefits would ac-
crue to the swift passenger carriers
and the high class freighters. Newly
constructed Atlantic liners would re-
ceive the greatest sums because they
naturally will be the speediest and
largest vessels. There are large
number of senators and representa-
tives who think this is wrong in prin-
ciple They say that the greatest BEN
efits should go to the coarse freight
carriers. These dissenters from the
plan of the original bills say that the
premiums should favor tonnage rather
than speed. These objections first
came from the men who are interested
in building up the commerce of the
Pacific.
Rep. Weeks, of Michigan, has intro
duced joint resolution reciting the
unsettled status of the people in the
islands acquired from Spain, and pro-
viding that for five years the President,
as commander-in-chief of the army and
navy shall continue military authority
in said islands, and that congress shall
deal with the subject at the expiration
of the five-year period. In the mean
time, it is provided that reciprocity re-
auctions not exceeding % per cent may
be made on the products of the islands
brought to this country.
The house and senate on the 10th
paid beautiful and impressive tributes
to the memory of the late Vice-Presi
dent Hobart.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
someone was Negligent.

A sensation developed in the circuit
court at Port Huron on the 9th at the
trial of a $1,000 damage suit brought
by VIM. b. Johnson against John c.
Hamilton, a saloonist, and c. Bern and
Joseph Casselo, his bondsmen, for the
year of 1897, for the alleged selling of
liquor to his minor son, causing him to
become intoxicated. When the bond
was produced in evidence it developed
that instead of being made out in the
penal sum of 81 900, as provided by the
city charter, it was in the sum of only
81. The amount was plainly written
in the body of the bond, while in the
justification the sureties simply justi-
fed to 1.-The amount of the bond The
introduction of oral testimony to show
that the bond was intended to be for
$4,000, and that the error was simply a
clerical omission, was objected to as
inadmissable and ruled out by Judge
Atkinson, upon legal grounds.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
TRANSVAAL WAR ITEMS.

The plight of British arms in South
Africa is overshadowed for the present
by the storm which is bursting over
the head of the home government.
The Manchester speeches of Mr. Bal
four, the government leader in the
house of commons, has loosened such a
torrent of comment from the press and
individuals of his own party that were
parliament to re-assemble today il is
doubtful if the conservatives would re-
tain power in spite of their tremendous
majority of the past session. The pent-
up dissatisfaction with the govern
ment's lack of energy in waging the
war is no longer concealed.
Gen. Metheun has been recalled to
England. This is given on the highest
authority. 1t is reported that he was
laboring under great mental excitement
after the battle of Modder River, and
that the war Office has considered it
necessary to displace him, as he is evil
IDENTIFY not in a fit condition TO com
mand troops. Two members of his
family are said to be wealS-minded.
In the engagement at Ladysmith on
the 9th the British loses were: Officers
killed, IA; wounded, "a; non-commis-
stoned officers and men killed or
wounded, 500. This account is from
British source and is probably not over
estimated. From the same source it is
estimated that the Boer losses was be-
tween 1000 and 5000.
A report from Col. Pitcher of the
British forces says that on Jan. l he
completely defeated the Beers in com
mand at Sunnyside laagar, taking the
laager and capturing 40 prisoners, with
a loss of only two privates killed and
one lieutenant wounded.
The guns which were captured from
Gen. Butler at Colenso have been
mounted in the hills commaning the
drift over the Tugela river at Spring
field. The Beers also captured go
rounds of shrapnel when they took the
guns.
The executive committee of the In
ternational Peace society recently sent
telegram to President Mckinley ask
ing him to intervene with a view of
ending the war in South Africa.
Gen. Lord Roberts, the new COM
mander of the British forces in South
Africa. and his chief of staff, Gen.
Lord Kitchener, arrived at Cape Town
on the 10th.
Beers accuse the British of misusing
the white flag, bearers of it taking
part in fighting and train carrying it
aiding in bridge repairing.
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shipwreck OF Newfoundland Coast.

An unknown steamer foundered in
st. Mary's bay, the crew, passengers
and boat being total loss. The ship
is two-master steamer of nearly 5000
tons and probably carried crew of 60,
with probably some passengers. She
went ashore before daybreak on the
18th, striking ledge at the foot of the
cliff, where escape was hopeless. The
crew launched the boats, but probably
during the panic some were crushed
against her sides, others being
swamped, and all the occupants appar-
emily persisted. The ship was seen to
be on fire w residents six miles away.
Attracted TO the scene, they found the
after half of the wreck blazing fiercely
and the forepart under water. Kero-
sene in the cargo helped the blaze.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
Beet Sugar OUTPUT in Michigan.

Land Commissioner French has is
sued a statement showing the output
of beet sugar in Michigan up TO Jan.
1. There was not quite a two-thirds
crop of beets. The amount of sugar
manufactured at the various factories
to Jan. is as follows: Michigan SUI
gar Co., Bay City, $4,000 pounds;
Bay City Sugar Co., 1907, SOL; West
Bay City Co., none; Alma Sugar Co.,
2,420, $50; Kalamazoo Sugar Co., 1905
S5s; Wolverine Sugar Co., Benton Har-
Dor, $685. Holland Sugar Co., l.
541,115; Detroit Sugar Co., Rochester,
1868, 800; Peninsular Sugar Refining
Co., Caro-, 2,G19,09s. This makes a
total of %, 675, O04, the bounty on which,
if the law of 1897 is valid, amounts to
S22G, 750.O4. During the period named
there was received at the nine factories
an aggregate of Us, 1913 tons of beets.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
WAR NOT ES.

The inhabitants of the island of
Leyte and Samar are suffering from
lack of food, resulting from the long
property and the levying of tribute by
the so-called government of the Fill
pinos. The governors of both islands
are Tagalos, who are appointed by
Aguinaldo, and they hold the territor-
les completely in their power, admin
istering local affairs according to their
own whims and accountable to no one.
They have armed forces which terror
ize the peaceful inhabitants The rebel
forces on the other hand, have never
lacked food or money The inhabitants,
driven to desperation by the necessity
of having to pay four times the normal
price for foodstuffs, are organized to
fight insurgent depredators, but hav-
ing no arms they were unable to resist
their oppressors.
A formal order has been issued from
the war department to Maj. Gen.
Shafter to escort the remains of the
late Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton from
San Francisco to Washington, upon
their arrival at the former place from
Manila, which is expected to be about
Feb. /. Gen. Shafter will be accom-
panied by one of his aides-de-camp.
The remains are TO be inferred with
full military honors in the national
cemetery at Arlington.
Reports from the movements of the
American comm N Iarc co,,fh of Mani In
show that Gen. Bates and Gen. Whea-
ton are at Perez das Marinas and Gen.
Schwan at Slang, all awaiting the ar
rival of provision wagons. Reconnais-
sances have shown that 1000 armed in
surgents have retired to the mountains
from the districts between Indang and
Maig, and that others have retreated
along the coast from NOvelita toward
Batangas.
The President has created a military
department consisting of the territory
of Alaska, and assigned Col. George NJ.
Randall, sth L. S. infantry, to com
mand. Col. Randall is on duty with
his regiment in Cuba, but will report
at Washington en- route to Alaska on
Jan. ID.
The transports Tartar and Aztec
sailed for Manila on the 10th. The
Tartar will go TO the Philippines di-
rect, with 500 recruits and a large
quantity of commissary stores. Col
Freeman of the 9Th artillery will be a
passenger. The Aztec will carry cav
airy horses and will stop at lIilo.
The 3Oth regiment, made up chiefly
of Michigan and Illinois recruits, and
commanded by Col. Gardener, have at
last seen actual service. The boys
fought bravely and their only loss was
Corporal Jas. w. Johnson, of Detroit.
Lieut.. Gilmore, formerly of the
Yorktown, and for many months a
prisoner in the hands of the Tagals,
has been assigned to temporary duty
on the Glacier.
On the 9th Nolan's squadron of the
18th cavalry drove body of insurgents
from Maig, killing 13 Filipinos. One
American was killed and two wounded.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
Now Electric Line.

st. Clair citizens are elated by the
fact that after a struggle of several
years they are TO have direct railroad
communication with Detroit. On Jan.
o a company was organized in Detroit,
with j. II. Whiting, of st. Clair, as
president, which will construct a line
of road from Lenox to Rochester, dis
lance of IS miles, connecting with the
Michigan Central at both ends. Behind
the deal are prominent beet sugar men
who aim TO secure for the farmers of
that section satisfactory transportation
for their saccharine product. 1t is the
intention TO construct sidetracks in the
townships at intervals, thus giving the
farmers an easy way to market their
sugar beets without hauling more than
a few miles. ST. Clair is interested be-
cause of the increased facilities for ex-
porting salt and the prospect of a di-
rect road TO Detroit without "A change
of ears by running its st. Clair trains
over the proposed road.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Lapeer's grand jury cost the county
about 5000.
Onaway veterans of the civil war are
going to organize &. A. r. post.
A large wildcat was shot in Fraser
township, Saginaw county, recently
Several farmers of Berrien county
raised profitable tobacco crops last sea-
son.
Ten wildcats were recently killed in
one day by Geo. l.. Atkins, of Craw ford
county.
Ludington boasts of a centenarian
who has passed the century mark by
six years.
The Pere Marquette will continue
the sale of family mileage books the
same as in the past.
Allegan voters will decide at the
spring election whether they want
local option or not.
Benton Harbor maids have formed
an anti-cigarette league and will boy
colt the boys who smoke the nasty
things"
The Saginaw Southern Railroad Co.
has been organized and will build an
electric road from Saginaw TO st.
Charles and Chesaning.
Owing TO defective walls new three
story brick structure at Battle Creel;
collapsed on the 9th. 1t was known
as the Stewart block.
1t is announced that the Perc Mar
quette road will extend its Muskegon
division north along the lake shore to
Ludington. 1t will connect with Pent-
water.
On the 10th the city of Ann Arbor
presented silver medals TO all veterans
of the Spanish-American war who
hailed from that place. The number
is 10.
Charles r. Mains, the disbarrcd at
torney and one of the principal actors
in the famous Mains-Hulbert case, is TO
start n daily newspaper at Battle
C-ea:s
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
.T|CKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
New Mexico has Experienced the Worst
Blizzard Ever witnessed In That
Region-An Unknown Ship Founders
on the newfoundland Coast.
Houses Washed Away by Floods.

A downpour of rain for three days,
together with a prevailing chinook
rain, melted the snow and suddenly
Hooded several western Washington
valleys and great portion of Latan
county, Idaho. Hundreds of farms in
Puyallup, Stuck and White River val
leys are under water and the mountain
streams are raging torrents. The
streets of Kent, lying on the banks of
the White river are flooded, and for a
distance of three miles below the town
the river is out of its banks. The
county bridge has been washed out at
Sumner and two others are damaged.
The Stuck has cut new channel for
itself across the Maloney fruit farm
and into the Puyallup. Kendrick, a
town of about 600 people, situated on
the fiat where the Potlatch and Bear
creeks converge in a narrow canyon,
suffered the most. With a rush the
waters engulfed the town and 30
frame business houses and number
Of dwellings were soon floating down
the Potlatch river. So rapid was the
rise of waters that many people were
caught in the flood and were rescued
with difficulty.
The Yale expositor., 1900-01-19
McGovern Now the Champion.

Terry McGovern on the 9th wrested
the featherweight championship of the
world from George Dixon, who de-
Tended it for nearly nine years. To
save Dixon from knockout Tom
O'Rourke, his manager, threw up the
sponge in the eighth round when the
Negro was staggering helplessly, bleed
ing and weak, but as game as the dy-
ing gladiator. The fight took place be-
fore a crowd that packed the Broadway
Athletic club, New York city, and the
victory decided the ownership of S1O,-
900 purse. When Dixon and McGovern
stepped on the scales to make the nee
essary lis pounds. Dixon seemed to
be in n better condition. He was full
of life and energy, and looked as if the
making of the weight had not troubled
him, while McGovern seemed to be too
finely drawn. When they stepped in the
ring, however, McGovern's face showed
no traces of rigid training course and
as soon as they stripped to the buff
each looked in perfect condition.