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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
HOUSE.

| Under the call OF states the following bill
and resolutions were introduced and re
ferred:
Resolution of the Detroit board of trade, in
favor of postal telegraphy and for refundine
the United States per cent. bonds into 21s
per cents.
By Mr.. Lands, of Illinois-For a public
building at Olney, Illinois.
By Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois-To protect the
consumers of butter by requiring wholesale
dealers to pay an annual tax of $500, and re-
tail dealers to pay an annual tax of 500; also
| to repeal the oleomargarine tax.
A resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to make thorough investigation of
the so-called ''sugar trust" in New York city.
To divide the surplus money in the treasury
July l, 1888, among the several states and ter
ritories, to be used in aid of the common
schools.
To repeal the tax on the notes Of state
banks used as circulation.
To extend the trade and commerce Of the
United States, and to provide for full recip-
rocity between the United States and the do
minion Of Canada.
By Mr.. Caswell, of Wisconsin-For public
building at Racine, Wisconsin.
By Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa-A resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for de-
tailed information relative to the former
policy OF the treasury in purchasing bonds
with surplus money, and the later policy of
.depositing public funds in large number of
national banks.
By Mr.. Baker, of Illinois Directing the
committee on military affairs to inquire into
the expediency of the government purchasing
the site of old Fort Chartres, Illinois,
By Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio--A joint reso-
luton of the Ohio legislature expressing faith
in the protective tariff for the sake of protec-
ton, to the end that the people may have
diversity of employment, and denouncing as
unjust, unwise and unpatriotic the views ex-
pressed by the president in opposition to the
protective policy.
At the conclusion Of the call of states,
Speaker Carlisle entered the chamber and as
sumed the gavel, amid loud applause on both
sides Of the house,
A resolution thanking Mr.. Cox for the fair
and impartial manner in which he had per-
formed the duties Of speaker pro tenn. was
adopted and Mr.. Cox acknowl-
sdged the compliment in an appropriate
'peech.
The house then assumed consideration of
he Lowry White election case. After null
discussion, Mr.. Crisp, chairman of the cleo
ions committee, moved the previous question
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
Proposed Reduction of sugar Dut

proposed deduction of Sugar Duty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Louisiana rep
resentatives in the house met today to deter
mine If possible what course they should take
In regard to the proposed reduction of the du-
ty on sugar. They discussed the subject for
some time wishout coming to any agreement
except upon the proposition that the sugar
| duty will most certainly be reduced at this
| session of congress. To this conclusion they
had all come by different ways, but they could
not agree npon policy to be followed in view
of the fact which all saw SO plainly. Two of
them announced that they proposed to act
with the revenue reformers solely because
the revenue reformers proposed reduction
of only 20 per cent, while the Republicans
propose reduction of SO per cent. The
other members commended that as revenue re-
formers could not guarantee only 20 per cent
would be taken off the best thing for the
Louisiana men to do was to hold themselves
aloof from entangling alliances, SO as to make
their combination on the floor after the tariff
bill was reported They are all very gloomy
over the prospect. Twenty per cent. is GER
tain to come off the sugar duty. This, they
feel, would cripple the sugar industry of Lou
isiana, but reduction of SO per cent. is prob
able and this would ruin 1t. They get no
comfort out of the Republican promises of
compensatory bounties. They doubt whether
they could be gotten into the bill. They
doubt whether the president would sign bill
containing such provision.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
lInopporrune Time.

New York Sun: Boston Man Ito me-
dunn Can communicate with the spirit
Of my wife2
0Medium-I will see, sir, (After recoy-
ering from a trance) No, sir; the lady is
attending a meeting of the Hosannah
Browning club and doesn't wish to be
disturbed.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
A Basement Blaze.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 9.-Fire broke
out in the basement of j. L. Hudson's es.
tablishment, known as Excelsior" and
almost totally destroyed the immense
stock Of goods stored there. The fire was
confined to the basement. The loss will
be about $75, 900, covered by $3.50, 900 in
surahce.. The building is not damaged
to any great extent except the burning of
the floors and partitions in the basement
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
Ambitious Writers !.

Life: Seedy Individual Can get
position as canvasser for that new book
you intend putting out on subscriptions
Publisher-Do you know anthing about
the book?
r. L--Yes, Pmthe author, and
thought If could get position as can
vasser might be ableto make little
money out of the book.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
why IT'S PonnIar

New York Graphic: There may be
more romance and more money in cut
ter, but for pure, unadulterated, vigorous
and continuous hugging, the toboggan
commends itself to every lover.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
Wholesale Murder.

MACON, Ga. Feb. Supersedeas
has been granted in the case Of Voolfolk,
who was to have been hanged here today
Tor mnrdering his father, mother and five
brothers and sisters.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
successful Trachaeotomy.

SAN Reno. Feb. 9.-Dr Brammen has
successfully performed the operation of
trachaeotomy on the crown prince. The
patient is progressing fayorably.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15
instantly KiIIed by an Engine,

Harry Weatherwal, a lad Of thirteen, was
struck by moving engine in the Central
yards at 0skaloosa Sunday evening and in
stantiy killed.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15

upon the resolutions submitted BY the majors
lts Of the comffittee.
Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois, moved the substi-
tute resolution presented by the minority, de-
claring the sitting member (White) entitled
to the seat The substitute was agreed to-
yeas, 1877; nays, 105
The following Democrats voted In the
Affirmative for the RanrhIieone.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-15

Among materials for spring hats, straw,
1t is said, win cut an important figure.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-04-10
Arrival of the Australia.

The steamship Australia arrived at
midday on the Sd, and brought back
several of our prominent residents who
have been absent, some on long and
some short trips for health and pleas
urn. All of them seemed to have held
their own in flesh, weight and color
There was a crowd of very respectable
dimensions on the wharf and many
important items of both domestic and
foreign news We're exchanged between
the wharf and the deck. Spectators
and passengers were in suspense for a
considerable time to know whether
the steamer was to be quarantined or
not. To occupy their minds during
the period of alternate hope and fear,
those on the wharf were vigorously
debating the question whether the
little flag on the mizzenmast was a
yellow flag faded to a dirty white or a
white flag turned yellowish with age.
All depended on the color of the flag,
whether the passengers would be per-
mitted to land at large or under quar-
antine restrictions. The flag was
pulled down, but the suspense was not
ended until some half an hour later,
when DR.. Emerson, President of the
Board of Health, after everything was
settled, pronounced the fiat, "Let
down the gangway.n Down it came,
visitors got aboard, passengers got
ashore, and the quarantine restric-
tions of the past few months were re-
moved. The raising of the quarantine
was a result of the following official
communication, which explains itself:
HAWAIIAN CONSULATE GENERAL, !
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
March &c, 1888. J
His EXcellency iona. Austin, H. H.
NJ. Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Homo
lulu: Sir-I have the honor to advise
your EXcellency that at a meeting of
the Board of Health on Wednesday,
14th inst, smallpox was declared no
longer epidemic here and that the city
was entirely free from infectious dis
eases of all kinds.
This steamer will, in consequence,
no doubt be granted a clean bill of
health by the customs authorities of
this Port
have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
D. A. MCKINLEY,
H. II. M. Consul General.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-04-10

birth.of son to the wife OF John D., on
March 18th
There has been considerable activity in
Hawaiian Commercial Company's stock of
late. It advanced steadily to $l4, when a
reaction took place and it declined to S11.
goodly number of Hawaiians return by
the Australia to-day, and the Mariposa. to
leave next week, has fully half her accom-
mediation engaged by through colonial pas
sengers.
The latest shipping news is as follows:
SAN FRASc1sCo-Arrivals March 18th,
bktne. Amelia, 1917 days from Honolulu;
March 18th, bktne. W. w. Case, Is DAYS from
Honolulu; bgtne J. D. Spreckels, 161E days
from Honolulu; March 18th. bark Colusa, Is
days; March 10th, bktne. Discovery, IL days;
March 18th, steamship Mariposa, 615 days;
March 23d, bgtne. w. 6. Irwin, 1873 days
from Honolulu; March 9th, bktne. W. H.
Dimond, "a days from Kahului.
Departures-March 18th, bgtne. J. D.
Spreckels for Kahului; March 22d, bgtne.
Consuelo for Honolulu; schr. George G.
Perkins for Hilo; March 23d, ship Ivy for
Honolulu.
BRE1EN-March 1lth German bark c. R.
Bishop for Honolulu.
PoRT DIscovERY-March 18th. bark Mem
non for Honolulu.
AUcKLAND-March 26th, steamship Zealan-
dia for Honolulu.
The ship Arabia, 1924 tons, has been char
tered by the American Sugar Refinery Com
pany to load sugar for New York This will
be the first shipment of Hawaiian raw sugars
in this direction for the season, and she is
expected to carry 5000 tons. The terms are
private, though 81 has been mentioned as
the charter rate.
The ship Ivy has been purchased for the
Hawaiian trade, and is the second vessel of
that class now placed permanently in the
line, the first being the Alex. Mcneil.
Captain Goodman, late of the brig Hazard,
has chartered the schooner Golden Fleece,
III tons, to load for Hilo.
Projected Departures-For Hilo, the schr.
Golden Fleece. For Honolulu, bark w. B.
Godfrey, to sail March 9th; bktne. Discov-
cry, to sail March 18th; bark Saranac and
bgtne. w. G. Irwin, to sail March 9th.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

ward johnson. In the meantime, the capture
Of q courier with dispatch from Gen. II. W.
slocum revealed tho fact that the Twelfth
corps was at hand, SO the advance was not
made. The severest critic Of this over eau
tion on Ewell's part is the Confederate Gen.
Longstreet, who says: pursuit, pell nell, is
sometimes justified in mere retreat and is
che accepted principle in rout. Gen. Early,
in his report Of this days work, says: The
enemy had been routed He should there
fore have been followed by everything that
could be thrown upon his heels, not SO much
to gain the heights, which were recognized
as the rallying point, but to prevent his raj
lying at all in time to form lines for another
battle. Hays had rece. ved orders through
Early from Cen Ewell to halt with his
brigade) ut Gettysburg. But he saw that
Che enemy was coming round BY the Balti-
more road and were making for the heights
the Cemetery Ridge. This ridge meant life or
death, and for tbs pds.s,,sion Of it the battles
Of the I'd aud Sd were fSght."
: It in asserted by some, ien. Early among
fs>ratt, fst had 'Sesss~ali' Jackson been
b. ESld place at L head of the corps leo
won pyt this t, ne, this assault en- the hill
here.sese ssss ans Z Jade, and, once successful
1e safaatss would hare been mas
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

rection of our deeply 1amented commander.
Mai Gen. Reynolds. We struck the CASH
town tCham5ersburgI road about three-quar-
ters of milo west of Gettysburg ct about 10
d. m. y The right became sharply en-
gagged before the line was formed, 10:15a a. m.
Howard reports: sat $50 a. M, July l, or
ders were received from headquarters
(Ieade) to move the Eleventh corps TO with
in supporting distance Of the First corps,
which was to movo to Gettysburg. imne-
diately sent an aid-de-camp to Con. Rey-
nolds to receive his orders" That is, when
Gen. Howard received orders from the gen.
eral in chief in the rear of fanaytown to go
to the aid OF Reynolds at Gettysburg at $3.50
iii the morning, ne did not make move to
execute the order, though he was eleven
miles distant from the point where he was
Tered to reach and join Reynolds. In
s ~ e.af moving he sent an aid to Reynolds
~. iuer orders tho aid mentioned by
H.! ~. - oont t9g met REYNOLDS. Towards
received from fn. At 9. m orders WeIe
COINS e to march to Gseynoldsl directing the
W. was at - once set n ottiRsburg. Tho column
fsen Barlow conanandidey nrss division,
First a.s corps by the direct r6ellowsag the
Can Schurz. and my Second, py l l
wehr. in the order named, taking ths ..s
by Horner's mill. The distance by the du ps.
route was eleven miles, and by the othe>
thirteen miles. As soon as the corps n<-
set in motion pushed on with my stan pJ
the direct road, and when within TWO miles
OF Gettysburg received word from Zen. heJ'
polds, pointing out the place where was y
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22
TEE NEW Asw ON ISLANDER.

Judge Mari of New Orleans. ON the
18th inst, charged the gh..d iury. on
tile new law ON SANDER as folhsss.
Ials0 neglected to state to you ON
matters pertaining to certain gene
statntes of this State to which deem IL
advisable 10 call ynnr attention. Que
oil these ia act No. lis of the generai
assembly ct 1883. promulgated July IL,
1883, making Tie SANDER or defamation
OF persails of good repnte, without prob
able yluse, ii rllisdempannr. This act IL,
of course, not applicable to matters &C.
curing before the date OF IFS prOmulga-
tion. The act provides that wiloever
sbail. without probable cause, defame or
slan,ter any person of good repute. or
el,uii impute 10 such person the commits
sion uf any criminal or wrongful act
or abatement, or use any words Intended
I'll, bring ii person of good repute into
public contempt. or subject such per-
sim tn ritiicule, injury or damage, and
wi.Dever shalt do, or assist therein,
shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
defneannr. aud upon conviction there's
OF he fired In q sum not exceeding
$1,000, or he imprisoned for a term not
exceeding two years, or bUth, at the
discretion Of the court.
Invite ynnr special attention to that
statute. Itisa matter of great impor-
lance TO the public ann To private fami-
lies Ms well. Publications of this kind
against men and women have more
than once caused great distress 10 this
community. II yen find any such bring
them into court and | will deal With
them. &
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

as to show that lie did not deem it or great
Importance So it was occupied by an made
quat0 force. Az our battle progressed
pushing the fedcials from point to point.
subordinate officers and soldiers srehjn,r
shelter, as tirds fly to cover in tempest,
found behind the large powders of It's rock
bound SIDES not only protection but rallyng
points. These re-cnforcemeIlts to the troops
already there checked cur advance on the
right, and some superior officer arriving lust
then, OWNED from effect the cause. ard
threw forco into Round Top that trans
formed it as if by magic into Gibraltar"
Ia attacking Sic!sies' salient at the Peach
Orchard, Lee acted in ignorance of the real
line of battle opposed to him, for he sup
posed that if Longstreet could turn the posi-
ton on the Emmitsburg road, Meade's left
would be broken. The feat looked easy and
promised great things when ACCOMPLISHED
This gives point to Sckles' quotation from
Lincoln's own lips, that the man who brought
on tho battle did great thing. II such
forceful logic is to be Considered conclusive
Siclsles has tie best Of the argument
although it leaves the Southern end of the
question more knotty than ever.
On Longstreets part the matter rests to
his credit, if Lincolns view tie correct,
Longst3eet opposed the attack on Sick les,
So, if the position of Sickles in advance in
vlSed attack and opened a battle which
turned out il consequence q Confederate de-
feat, LolgstTeeS is exonerated Ga tho part
Of Lee the critics Of Longstreet contend that
Lee consistently adhered to his promise; that
is, in attacking Sic!1les he was simply put
ting himself in Meades way and inviting at
tack. s;Iesies on July 9 was between Leo
and Washing On, but the remainder OF
Meade's army was not, and the defeat of
Sickles would open a road TO the Union rear
and compel aie;sie to attacl, OF see Washing
ton exposed to the Confederatcs This was
why Lee, in the face of remot.stra:lce and
withstanding tire fact that Fickett's di-
vision of Longstreets corps was not yet on
the field, pushed LongStreet on to Sickles
and the Emmitsburg road. The success OF
the attack made Lees situation, which had
heretofore been critical, really favorable,
and Sickles' defeat and Meade's discontinue
in consequence were signal triumph for
Lee and his personal policy.
The attack by Longstreet on Sick1es was
to have been sustained by further assaults
against Cemetery Hill and Cups Hill on
Meade's right. At these points Ewell was
expected to do the work which he had failed
to undertake on the previous day. The as
saults, vigorously made, could have drawn
Meade's attention from Sickles' hattie and 80
favor Longstreet's movement. Eut they
were delayed so long that Slocum was ena-
bled to send over all but one division OF his
Twelfth corps, also SYKES Fifth corps, which
belonged to SlocGni's right wing, as support,
while Hancock stripped the center along
Cemetery Ridge for the same purpose. Not
outstanding all this, Longstreet did the work
assigned him, secured tie Peach Orchard and
Ennnitsburg road and would have gained
the Round Tops and thus destroyed Meade's
line but fer the fresh troops which he met
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

encamp; out OH approaching TIE town,
heay artillery firing was heard. For come
little time l endeavored, Icy sending in diff
ferent directions to find Gen. Reynolds in
order to report to him in person." The re-
port states in brief: That while Gen. Howard
had not gone beyond the town in search of
his commander. word came at 11:30 a. IN.
that Reynolds was dead; that at 1880 tha
head Of the Eleventh corps passed through
the town, and that at that hour also, Gen.
Buford, commanding the cavalry, reported
that g. new enemy was massing north OF
Gettysburg between the Harrisburg and
York roads This new enemy was Ewe.is
corps moving west BY south, with the view OF
joining the main Confederate army at Cash
town. Maj. Z. P. Halstead, on aid to Gen.
Doubleday (who succeeded Reynolds in the
command on the field, asserts, in pamphlet
on the first days battle, THAT the Eleventh
corps did not reach the field until 2 p. m.
that it then formed in line of battle at about
O. right angle to the general line of the First
corps, but did not connect with its right by
several hundred yards, and both the TANKS
were in the air that is, they did not rest in
defensive position and had no supports.
When Ewell's troops approached from Car
Isle and York they struck the Eleventh
corps in front and on both TANKS almost at
once, resulting in en- easy victory for the
enemy, and giving them possession Of Gettys'
burg before the First corps had ceased tiSHt-
ing or left its position west of the Seminary
Moi. Halstead states the case in its bald
ness. but ne is true to tho official records
Howard was acting under the same orders as
was Reynolds, Whole corps was in marching
trim soon after daylight on tie list, obeying
promptly the very spirit of Meade's order,
and this pronlptness Of Reynolds with hls
First corps, accounts for the difference be-
tween his arrival at Gettysburg and that OF
the Eleventh corrs-a difference OF some
three Or four hours, yet botta had the same
djstaDca To s-oi
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

corps alone drew back IN some order, making
stand on Seminary Ridge until the artillery
and arnbulances had been Withdrawn. The
Comte de Paris makes this criticism on How
ards movements: 'Since he declined to &C.
cupy Oak Hill Howard should have brought
back the Eleventh corps to the rear, il order
to form strong connection between his lett
and the right of the First = * 4 Co2se-
quently it is unjust on the part OF Howard,
after having neglected to assume tho proper
direction Of the First corps, to have accused
it {as he did,, in his first dispatch to Meade, of
having allowed its left to be turned, and, By
yielding ground, to have forced the Eleventh
to premature retreat On the contrary, it
was the disorderly disbanding OF this latter
corps, and especially of Schmmelpfennis's
division, which compelled Robinson Second
division, First corps to abandon the position,
which, until then, he had SO brayely de-
Tended, thereby involving the loss Of Double
days position on Seminary Ridge"
The appearance of Sickles' column march
ing in on the Enmitsburg road late in the
day, had the effect of inpressing the Confed-
crates with the strength Of tie enemy before
them, and had general moral effect on
affairs after the First and Eleventh corps had
retired to the heights, preventing their tradi-
tional SHUTDOWN attack" Sickles had re-
ceived no orders to go to Gettysburg, but
w.snt there from Emnftsburg at the call Of
one OF Reynolds subordinates after that
general had fallen.
The battle Of the first day rendered two
Union corps, the First and Eleventh, temper
arily unit for action, and cost several thou
sand men. But it placed tie army on
Cemetery Ridge.
Right here the southern controversies
begin It is asserted that the defeat of the First
and Eleventh corps should have been followed
up by Ewell, whose troops were freshest, had
suffered the least, and had moreover gained
foothold at the base of the slope OF Cemetery
Hill by following the Eleventh corps into the
town. This hill WAS the key to the northern
extremity of the ridge and the right OF the
Union army during the two days following.
AS soon as Eweu entered the town he re-
ceived orders from Gen. Lee, who now made
the Seminary cupola his observatory, as
Reynolds had done earlier, to press on and
seizs Cemetery Hill. The order, however,
Y,aeGe it disnrntiouarv for EryolI l,eo,,,e, n,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-22

practicable On the southern side the Chief
of artillery, Gen. w II. Pendleton, has for
mally declared that he received orders from
Lee to examine the ground on Meades lett III
front of Sickles Third corps, with the design
of making en- attac.. there early on tho I'd,
and this was the attack which, when deiiv-
cred, decided the nature Of tue battle. Up
to that time Meade might have taken the
offensive, but the onslaught came with Such
vigor, bringing with it consequences of such
q character, that nttacl, from the Union sldo
was no longer thought of.
Every great triumph in war or in discov-
cry finds score OF claimants for award, and
every failure, every Waterloo must have It's
scapegoat And because Gettysburg was not
final Union victory, Gen. Sickles, who met
the most Formidable assault delivered by Lee
on that field, has been severely criticised,
while Con Longstreet, who WAS the assail-
ant, has long been held responsible by tho
Confederates for the disasters to the Southern
arms, disasters which date from that attack.