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THE UNION TIMJ Published Every Friday. ?BY THE ? UNION TIMES COM PA] Rooms 1, a, 5 and 7, Bank Build L. O. Young, Manager. Registered at the Fostofllce in Un S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year Six monthi ------ f>0 c Threo months - - - - - 25 c< ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $ Every subsequent insertion - 50 ci Contracts for three months or lo will be made at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript will not b< turned.* Obituaries and tributes o spect will'be charged for at half rati UNION, S. C., JUNE 22, 100 It is stated that the rise in price of cotton the last season n the South richer by something two hundred million dollars. W. J. Bryan and the Chicago ] ' J .^,1 -irrKf turiu 13 Ut'liig cuuuiacvi ii^tiv M?v.. the Democratic Conventions of different States. Bryan will sil the White Houso if we are not much mistaken, notwithstani Ha nna and his barrels of money. There has been some talk of a C Democratic ticket being put up. with the overwhelming endorsen that Bryan is receiving from all q ters, it is not likely that, this wi! done. It ^-ould bo a very foe thing on the part of the Denioc to do and would simply be pin; into the hands of the Republic! who would no "doubt rejoice tc such a ticket put up by the Dt crats. 84 States have declared for Bryan at the Democratic convent! This gives him 710 of the DJ10 vol in the National Democratic Con' tion and assures his nominat Bryan has "got the coon and gone as Tillman used to say. It only mains for the gathering of the ( gates at Kansas City to ratify action of the Democrats of the c< try. ^ Mr. W. H. Wallace, of Ncwbc is now me euiior 01 me vrreen Daily News. Mr. Wallace is a fo ful writer, and one of the most i editors in the State, it was an in ligent choice the management m when they put the editoriul heln Mr. Wallace's hands. We wolcc him back into the journalistic fi< He has already installed linotype i chines for setting typo an*, enlar the paper to 8 pages. The tftate campaign is in prog: anl the candidates are talking to dear people dally. Indications pc to the fact that it i.s going to I trial for some of the candidates hold fast to their good resolution: Avoid mudslinging and perso abuse of each other. From the ports of the Gubernatorial race i very evident that the main light i he betwoen Gov. McSweeney win for the dispensary and Col. Ho who is for prohibition. There seems to be a determinat upon the part of some of the st< holders of the Pacolcl Mills to re the building of the big mill in tii gia with the earnings of the Pac Mills in South Carolina. Mr. Pe has taken the matter to the cou He is willing to subscribe to building of a mill in Georgia, hi must be a separate organization, don't see why thcso men don't d the Georgia idea and build tho in South Carolina, there is pic /noro room here. The first election in Cuba under American regine took place last i urday. Tho citizens elected mi cipal officers in all tho cities districts. Tho election passed quietly, no one was killed and said that not even a gun was fi The polls woro opened at (> o'cl a. m. and closed at (> o'clock p Police were stationed at the po precincts but there wero no dist ' ances of any kind. In fact, judj from the report, Cuba conducted first election in a more decorous n mer than many of our elections conducted. The people seomei be very little concerned about election, only about fit) per coni the registered voters cast a b<> The usual American tactics of hiring of carriages and vehicle!1 take the voters to tho polls v resorted to by tho candidates. ' negro ticket was withdrawn from face* 4 lis A FINF WHEAT CROl*. na oec Wo haift; made some inquiries as *ov to the wheat crop in Union county, mo Y and while it is too soon to gather tet exact figures as to the yield, a greater *llc ixo portion of tho crop not yet having J?-v been threshed, enough has been ^oc learned to establish tho fact that no Sei such a crop has ever beon raised in 5'?' lion, Union county before, and in view of crc the fact that the crop in the wheat ^oc growing sections is so near a failure SU1 as to cause considerable alarm, and nei il.00 flour is already advancing rapidly as :ents a result, our farmers are to be con- U1 ints" gratulated upon their foresight in putting in a good crop of wheat this j 1.00. year. While quite a number are ., ?nts. contending for the ori/.c offered for . ? 1 Tor nccT the best acre, there are many others .. not contending for the prize who } ro. have crops almost as fine. It is to j f 10- ho regretted that the rains which ^ os. have come since the harvest, has re- j tarded the curing of the wheat for ( grinding, and much of it in the upper section has already begun to sprout | in the shock. It is to be hoped that t',e . .. .. Co . we will now havo good weather until tr iuio ? he ... the crop can he saved. 1,!C0 TT . . P^ ilere is what some of our farmers , .1 001 say of t he crop : nn plat- Mr. Miles Smith, of Pinekney ,, j,v township, planted about 0 bushels of ^ 1110 wheat on !> acres, and his vield was mil ^ jn 102 bushels. Full oats that with- ^ vcrv sl??d the cold weather are line, but ( ling a large portion of the crop was killed, Ro spring oats are very fine in his see- T tion. r?M Mr. II. G. Gregory, of Santuc, re- ! n,.f ' l 1>u" ports that they have not been hurt >[, ion1 \? .i . , . , i I.. .. i> , ny uie rams, wnat mey nave iiau iia? ?**_ uar- iJCen vcry beneficial to the crops, ' ',0 about Santuu and Fish Darn. The di-h j,rairi c>rop wheat and oats both rj rals fine, the yield will be 10 to 1") pe5" ] s in? cent, greater per acre than heretofore, for ins' and the acreage is 20 per cent, greater. Wf. ? sec wheat about all cut, and threshers roj M!10' are at work. Su Mr. J. K. Johnson, of Jonesville, wji *. J, has a crop that is hard to heat He adt ons. planted 2 bushels of wheat on one :ers, piece of ground, used 2 sacks of ^rc ren- guano, and gathered 1(U bushels of |1CI ion. wheat. lie also made a very fine the on' crop of oats. Those he has had Wi ro. threshed yielded one bushel to the f,e; K-lc- shock. He has one of the finest cab- w0 tHe bage patches in the county, lie set siK 3un- out 0,(00 plants, and has already j sold more than $70 worth, of cabbages ro;! from his patch. A mun who farms w;j rr' ' this way is in a position to care very jjV( little about tho fluctuation in the na( lce price of cotton. Cotton is not king mj| with him. We long for tho day when t0 | t ?' 1 * this can be said of the majority at tr][ 'k.4< least of our farmers. of t 1 in There was a very heavy rain in tlie f.cj, ime | West Spring section Saturday. Mr. vvj]; Jno. Black, about < > years old, sai l ^ v ina" it was one of the heaviest ho has tj,0 ?Lvl seen. The wheat crop is very fine, ar(j and the oat crop good. But the fro, ress recent rains have retarded farm work ^hg the considerably, and tho farmers liavc wjp >int no* hecn able to do any work for two |njj ju weeks. The"grass is paining great ( headway. The wheat has begun to g j 3 1& sprout in tho shocks, and unless they naj can got dry, sunshine weather, v. g r0_ considerable portion "of the crop will jn j ^ js be lost. The bottom lands are over- on ] v;jl flowed, and the hillside crops washed s|10 a js considerably. The Fewest was out of |)U(. it's banks Monday. Hqi Mr. J. L. McWhirter, of Jonesville, has a prize acre but it has not yet woi ion been threshed and we cannot give ?voi ck" the yield, but the acre made about bin 1 UJ shocks of wheat. and ror- Mi. . i. 11 uiiuii 1'u i h' i i | vii o 11 i 11 , 1 i*4r? i o ,k olet a pri/e aero. He used MX) pounds j/ra I/.er fertilizer and got a yield of it) larj.c elu l'ts. shocks, llo had a'fino crop of oats. ina the Ho cut his oats, and planted corn on km it- It the stubble, it is now up and looking old ^0 fine, lie will also plant his wheat a * r'P stubble land. Ho has planted his dor mill corn rows (> feet apart and will plant eve 'r'ty pea3 in tho center. He intends to OVf get what Me can iroin his land this tioi the y?ar- , OP1 ^ j Mr. K. F. Vaughan, of Adainsburg, bit says that the rain has not been suf- the 'inl' . . ... j fioient to retard farming in Ins sec- Dei tion. The farm prospects are tho best t Hi it is they have been in several years. All pje red', ciops are looking lino, a good stand (|lf! |ork of corn anil cotton, ar.d a good yield. t?ul ,n Everything seems to bo in good tor ljn(T shape this year, wo think tho farmers ,jUI urb- generally look more cheerful than we HS|i have ever seen them. < >no hears very eV( jlf.r little complaint among the farmer.*. s|n inn- They have been thrown back some- arc are what it is truo hy cold weather, and |)r{ I t? by recent ruins, and the grass is giv- the II ing them a battle, but they realize jni l|ot that it is impossible to have every- om the thing just to our liking and they an, i to cheerfully accept, the situation, ovj rJ>ro thankful for tho blessings they ct-n f ,c 'the ,l" rcc0Kr,'/e that they have received. t,il( Their happy and smiling counte- t0 nces seen upon tho streets as msionally tind time to * con vn, is a cheerful sight. r ike every one feel cheerful and ited with whom they come in ;t. Long may they live in tin -meat of tho prosperity whic! 1 suro is coining our way. Inl it farming, diversified crops, ur faith pinned to no one si >p. The raising in abundant >d for liome consumption, ely guarantco prosperity, ha ss and contentment. vion ciiicerfully respos [t is with p'ensure that we it the appeal wo made last \ help for starving India lias ih a heart; responso from our is, not only in tho town but in in try. The ministers annotii >m their pulpits that the ap il been made, nml some of t >k up a special collection for rpo?e. The collections have warded to Messrs. Brown Br<: fit) Wall street, and 7J 1 >use. New York. The express c nies and the national hanks 1 rdially consented to the free tr ssion of remittances for this so. rhe following collections have 1 ide and forwarded : v. h. M. It ice, at 1st Bapist Church $ v. K. H. Schuler, at 2nd ilethodist Church 1 v. \V. A. Massabeau and lev. L. L. Waenon, of th.c 1st Methodist Church 1 . DavidGallman, at Fossotts v.J. T. Fowler's collection 1 v. T. J. Fowler, at Wesley 3 ha pel rotal $ > Rev. T. J. Fowler deserves ci the earnest manner in whie nt to work to raise funds for ief of these poor starving ercati eli earnest work in such a e; 1 not go without its reward, lit ion to his collection at Wesl apel Sunday, ho nunc to F mday and made a personal can o and secured from cit'um > town and from the country if 11 th a few more such workers in d as Mr. Fowler, Union eoi uld have made a very hands >w*ing. However we are glad that so lr ponded to the call, this nm< 1 he the means of sustaining 2S of many of the poor unfo es. W'e understand from aisters, that other collections lie made, as several promised >utions are still to come in. he ministers will be glad tc ro any other contributions, I hurry the same forward so \ fill reach these starving peopl earliest moment possible, icle can be seen in another col: n one who has just returned f famine-stricken disiriet wl I be of interest to those noi iarwith the situation. M JOXES FIRES HOT SII am Jones warmed things lip < Viiatua last week, in fact he his war paint, lie poured t into the Democratic party ksliding church members, ior sellers. In speaking of yo as a drunken sot, ho said lid wallow with the hogs befor ilil allow such a man to rule c i, he said thedeacons and stew [council members were all tr shield the dirty rascal wlo has cod the city. lie scored '.roli-irinmlw?ra frw l Ua!?. l.w.1 ... *v/i n i ci i- liter nhnod in failing to toll what I ew, ho said the carcasses of s hypocrits would not do to us lonp factory in hell. Sam J< 1't, fail to talk out in meetjng, n in Atlanta. Sam got warmei r the fact that the State Con a failed to introduce the 1 ion plank*. He said that prol ion could never he secured f 1 red nose rascals composing mocratic party, lie would as ; nk of going to Alaska for pine S. or to hell for ice water r i Democratic part y" for any 11 f< whiskey. There were 5,000 > i njjf to hi in and it seemed they sod his sentiment?, for whoi cod every one present who endo ;ry sentiment he had uttoret nd up, the whole- congroga me. Wc doubt if this kirn aching would ho tolerated f t lips of any one except Sam Jo t it is possibly very well that h ? has tho back bo no to stand 1 publirly denounce tho cxis Is of tho day. It is a lament t .that tho tendency is to win so evils by those whose duty suppress them. * they AUTHOR OF IN HIS STIiPS. to t > rhey It will bo remembered that Mr. cor.- Chas. M. Sheldcn took chargo of the con- Topekn, Kansas, Capital, and con- II > or.- ducted its publication for one week gj \ wo a? ho considered Jesus would do. lelli- The publishers reaped a harvest from with this venture and they havo allotted nglo ^o.CKK) to the Rev. Charles M. Shelve of don as his sharo from the profits of will the "Christian daily newspaper" ppi- during that memorable week in March. Mr. Sheldon thereupon distributed this amount among objects he considered both deserving and DS. needy, giving $1,000 to the fund for the India famine sufferers, $1,000 I,oJo each to two Topcka hospitals, $000 to %00lv Washburn college, $5i00 for a public ni0t drinking fountain, and the remainder CI,!* to temperance, charitable and similar 1 associations. need This proves that Mr. Sheldon had IPP)" no uiercinnry objects in view in tak'10in ing bold of the paper, and his work jj j has resulted in more good to suffering 'H l n humanity possibly than would have >s' derived from that o.'iieo in five years. V ll'"p Sheldon is a christuin of the true om- kind. iavo ?? nns- , A terriole head end collision ocpur eurred near I?j!t Junction on the Southern road, about five miles out joon from Atlanta, on Thursday morning, Juno 1 tth. One of the engineers and s P) a fiagmati who was on the cngiro were killed. The two eng'nes went <).0'> together at n ffo miles an hour speed, and both were demolished, tlie fire1M)(, man ard engineer of the other engine 'J.I'd saved themselves by jumping. They \Aj 7.!? "> were both passenger trains and the collision occurred on a forty-foot em- ... o (> > lAli 2 2 bankmont, lea-liny to a t costlo upon TW j 17 which a portion of one of the trains ,e,Uf was loft standing. Fortunately none Iv !i he l'ie coaches left the track, there the woro sotno 5100 passengers on the two ires. trains, they were thrown violently inise forward in the coaches and some forty ]or more were injured more or less t-v's seriously. nion fhe wreck was caused it seems by vass the failure of the operator, at Belt s 0f Junction, 1). (i. Owens to deliver an ".'2":. order to hold the north bound train. t|u, Oivens is about lOyearsold. lie has J inty been in tlie employ of the company a ome month or more, lie was employed during the recent strike. It is said ianv that lie seemed to he very little eonHint corned about t lie accident, and failed jjl0 to say why lie did not deliver the or- uf" ,rtu-. dors after acknowledging that ho had M (jie not done so. lie claims that the nfej aro fault is the dispatchers, that he did eon- n?t include this trains number in the Mw Any order. IM i re- ; ^ ft.Mj Mr. J, T. Fowler informs us that uu [hat hU section is about a'l e ?) harvested, and while the yield is !;/ fairly good it is hardly as good as was hv mm expected. The heads were small and [jH rom not vory well filled. There was more rjl liic-h* planted however than usual, and \V/ I fa. there will be. plenty of home-made m flour in the country. Mr. Fowler fIK thinks that a mistake was made by lU qj-> some in sowing too thickly. Some V|1 people used a bushel to the acre, he Kf over thinks that a better yield can be bad w ]1;U] from a sowing of half a bushel to the i// hot a('r0- Me says that while half a ly> atKl bushel will give an appcarantly scatand tering stand when it first comes up, f<JJ the that it will bo sufficiently thick at jl< 1 he maturity, and t.hero is more substance MM n he for the bealthv crrowth of the stnlk rlfz >vcr and the full development of the head?. liu ardx 18 no^ the ease when too crowded. :]^ ping As this is something of an expert- U(4 gis. mental year in Union county, with >]W d,0 some furmers at least in wheat growc of log, wo would like to hear from others ? l]10v as to their experience, and hope that. ?uch profitable lessons may bo learned t0 in which will be beneficial in the future, ones t? ? not The crash has come and China has tl up opened up the fireworks by tiring von- upon the combined fleets of the world, ocal The war vessels of the powers re?i hi - sponded and soon blowup two forts mm and landing warriors captured two the more. Tho situation is serious. The soon Russians aro attacking lYkin on t wo > ap- sides with artillery and cannon. The is to foreign legation are huddling together Q liing and are resisting attack, hoping to |J lis- hold out till help can arrive in the ? ( n- city. It is reported that the Cninose *-w 11 ho are killing all foreigners in the city. * rsed 70C Chenese woro killed in the forts. 1 to Many christians at tho French mis- ' 11 tion sion are being put to death. Ad1 of mir.il Seymour's column is in the roin middle of an arid plain without food >nes, or water and surrounded l?y the ome Chinese columns. This is the begin1 up ning of China's end us an independent itirg nation. 11 is rumored that President ab'e McKinley will call an extra session k ? t to deal with tho Chinese, it is Subscribe for The Times. ?THERE n WHICH A I So neatly and con 1 lot summer days as Skirt or Suit. 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