Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

ELMER RYAN, of Grant County, Ind,
was arrested at Alexandria, Madison County,
on the charge of stealing a horse from E.
II. Homer, Of Upland. Immediately on
being taken into custody, he produced
bottle of poison, poured the contents,
powder, into his hand, and swallowed it.
The officers supposed it was quinine. Ryan
was taken to Marion and died in the County
Jail. The Coroners inquest revealed that
Ryan died from the effects of corrosive SUBJ
Innate.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says the House
Committee on Territories have determined
that no bill shall be reported during the
present session for the admission of any
Territory to the Union. This decision has
not been formally reached by the commit
tee, but the Democratic members have had
a conference on the question and concluded
not to take up the Dakota or Washington
bill until the next session.
THE journeymen tailors in Milwaukee to
the number of over 1000 will strike, their
demand for an increase Of nearly 50 per
cent, in wages having been refused by their
employers. Several of the largest estab-
lishments, and, in all probability, most Of
the smaller ones, will be closed and no at
tempt will be made to start them until the
tailors are ready to make wide concessions
from their present demands.
The business failures during the last
seven days, as reported to II. q. Dun 4
Co., number for the United States 173 and
for Canada AZ, against total of 214 last
week and 22l the week previous. The fail
ures are light i'll every section of the coun-
try except in the Western and Pacific States
and in Canada. where the number reported
is above the average.
A wEsT-BoUND freight train on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad ran into land
slide thirty miles east of Connellsville, III.
| The engine and seven cars were thrown
| from the track. The engineer, John Coff-
man, was killed and the fireman seriously
injured.
THE evangelical conference of Illinois,
at recent session in Freeport, adopted a
resolution indorsing the absolute pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic, opposing the
enactment Of any laws that force protection
or continuance Of that traffic, and favoring
every national measure contributing toward
the suppression of the manufacture and sale
of liquor as beverage.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations 10 the Senate: Howell E. jackson,
| United States for the Fifth Judicial Circuit,
vice John Baxter deceased; Frank H.
| Dyer, to he United States Marshal for the
| Territory Of Utah; Robert j. Borden, to be
| Surveyor of Customs at Omaha, Neb.
| The Indian appropriation bill was taken up in
the Senate April IL, and, after debate by Mcssrs.
| Conger Dawes, Dolph and Plumb, the amount
of the appropriation for Indian schools in Alaska
| was increased from SIS 600 to $4,000. The bill
| was then passed substantially as reported from
| the committee. In the House Of Representatives
| Mr.. Morrison, from the Committee on Rules. re-
/ ported resolution for the appointment OF q &C.
| lect committee OF seven members. to be ap-
pointed by the Speaker, to investigate the causes
| and extent Of the disturbed conditions now ex-
| isting in the relation between railroad corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce and theii
1 employees In Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas
| and Texas The committee shall have power to
4 send for persons and rapers, to sit during ses
sions Of the House and to visit such places In
! those States may be necessary in order to ia
cilitate the investigation. 1t shall report during
| the pres eat session with such recommendation
| as it may deem proper to make. Adopted with
out division. Mr.. Turner, from the COMMITTEES
| Oh Elections. submitted the report OF that com
| mittee on the contested election case Of Camp
bell VS.. Weaver, from the sixth District Of Iowa
| and it was ordered printed