Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-27
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

Hon. JOSEPH RANKIN, Member Of Con-
gress from the Fifth District of Wisconsin,
died at Washington, Of Brights disease.
Mr.. Rankin was born at Passaic, N. j.,
Sept. 25, 1888; received an academic edu-
cation, and served in the Union army three
years. He served in the Wisconsin Legis-
lature eleven years, and was elected to the
Forty eighth Congress and re- elected to the
Forty ninth Congress. At the present Con-
gress he came TO Washington, and was
taken from his hotel to the Cap,.ol and car
ried in the House to be sworn in. His FAM
lily consists of his wife and two children,
who were with him when he died.
THE Senate Committee on Public Build
ings has decided to report favorably the
bills making appropriations for public
buildings at Sioux City, Iowa, 100000,
and Oshkosh, Wis, 100000.
THE Senate has confirmed Charles j.
Canda, to be Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States at New York; John s. Nc
Callmont, of Pennsylvania, to be Commits
sioner of Customs; Fletcher J. Eckart, of
Alabama, agent for the Indians Of the Mes
calero Agency in New Mexico; Elihu G..
Osborne, Of Tennessee, agent for the In
dams of the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Oak
land Agency, Indian Territory.
The President has nominated VIM. H.
Parker, of the District Of Columbia, to be
Minister Resident and Consul General of
the United States to Corea.
A FLAGMANs shanty on the Hudson
River Road, ut One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street and Fourth avenue, New
York City, burned. On searching the
ruins the body of Hugh Connors, the flag
man, was found burned TO crisp. He had
been literally roasted alive.
The County Poor House at jackson,
Mich, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire. There were forty inmates, and all es-
capped but five; who perished in the flames.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
COLLISION occurred between pas
senger train and an engine and tender on
the Northern Railway, near Newmarket,
Ontario. Both engines were wrecked and
one fireman killed. The other fireman and
one of the engineers We're badly injured.
Several passengers were slightly injured.
JACOB BARTH, one of the Maxwell Bros.
teamsters, was assaulted at the corner Of
Loomis and Twentieth streets, Chicago, by
a crowd of strikers and was shot and very
severely wounded. The police dispersed
the mob, rescued Barth and took him to
the hospital. His wounds, it is thought,
will prove fatal. Jack Clobesy, who, it is
alleged, did the shooting, is under arrest.
THE Chair laid before the Senate, jan Is, a
letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury in COM
pliance with the recent resolution of the Senate
the bonds called for payment Feb l, 1886. are
held by National banks rs basis Of circulation.
The letter states that Tho amount OF such bonds
so held Is S5, ,O09,SJ9. Mr.. George presented the
credentials of Il. c. Walthall, elected Senator
from Missi sppi 70 fill the nncSpired term Of
Mr.. Lamar Mr.. Walthal waa then sworn by
the President pro tenn ef the Senate. A message
from the House of Representatives. was placed
before the Senate giving reformation of the death
Of Representative Rankin, OF Wisconsin, and
presenting for action concurrent resolution ex-
pressing its regret. The resolution was con
Cured in. and the Chair appointed COMMITTEES
of three, consisting of Mcssrs. Sawyer, Black
burn and Jones, of Arkansas to act with the
House committee in experimenting the funeral
and cscorting the remains Of the deceased to
Wisconsin. In the House OF Representatives
Mr.. Bragg announced the death OF his colleague
Mr.. Rankin, and offered the customary resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted, and, az
mark OF respect to the memory Of the deceased
ths House adjourned at IL .l5 p. IN. The Speaker
appointed Messrs. Bragg, Van Schack. Steven
GuRDfhar. Carlton. Henderson.
and Johnson OF New York, as o committee on
the part Of the House to take the order for super
Intending the funeral and accompanying tho de-
ceased to his home in Wisconsin.