Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-24
DOINGS AT THE EAST.

The Committee on Public Lands of the
House of Representatives met and consid-
cred the bill previously agreed on, to repeal
the timber culture. pre-emption and desert
land laws, and decided upon a favorable re-
port. Mr.. Strait advocated that the timber
culture law be amended SO as to declare
that the principle that once timber culture
claim always timber culture claim. The
object of this plan was to prevent the frauds
now arising from taking up and the subse-
quent REIMBURSEMENT of claims for n con-
sideration. to be entered as pre-emption
or homestead claim The committee de-
cided to refer the matter to the Commits
sioner of the Land Office before reaching a
final conclusion.
THE strike at the.National Tube Works,
Mckeespott, Pa, is now general. The
machinists declined 10 per cent. advance,
and with the carpenters, painters, boiler
makers and repairers walked out The firm
has offered to compromise by conceding an
advance of from y to 10 per cent, but the
men refuse to accept it. About $500 men
are now idle.
The striking miners in the Clearfield.
Pa, district, held an immense meeting and
decided TO hold ont for their demand of 10
the district in the Round Top region are
governed by this decision.
THE passenger steam hip Oregon, of the
Guion Line, collided with an unknown
schooner between Fire Island light and
Shinnecock. striking the steamer on the
port side Immediately under the dining sa-
loon, tearing hole in her side under water.
All efforts TO stop the leaks were nnavailing,
and the steamer filed rapidly and went
down head first in about twelve fathoms of
water. The upper parts, main, mizzen and
jigger masts remained above water. There
We're nearly 800 passengers on board the
Oregon, all Of whom were safely transferred
to boats and landed. The schooner that
the Oregon crashed into was seen in the
wake of the steamship for moment after
the collision, her bow and all her head gear
wrecked. Then she disappeared. 1t is
supposed that she sank. and that all her
people We're lost.
CLoAKMAKERs numbering about I,50O
are out on strike in New York City. They
demand that the contract system be abol-
ished and TO deal directly with the manu-
featuring firms.
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the Peace living in Asondale, a suburb Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, arose from her bed few
nights ago, and procuring hammer beat
the brains out Of her young son, who occu-
pied a bed with her husband. Another son
slept in an adjoining room and she awak-
ened him without disturbing the father and,
asking him 10 come into the other room, at
tempted to murder him also. He escaped,
and she found a razor and cut her throat
from ear to car, causing instant death. Her
husband awoke. bu. reached the scene too
late. The unfortunate woman was formerly
sn inmate of ali insane asylum.
A VERY successful experimental test Of a
new telephone, the invention Of G. c. Turn
bull, of Baltimore, was made at Washing
ton recently over a wire extending from
Washington to New York, distance Of $40
miles. Conversation was carried on With
out difficulty aud with results showing that
the human voice could be transmitted ovey
this long distance louder and more dis.
tinetly than il ordinarily il over the short
eirrnits Of other telephones. Mr.. Turnbuli
claims for his invention, which ~ only