Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-04
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A PASSENGER coach on the Des Moines,
Osceola and Southern railway left the track
near Maryyille the other evening and rolled
down the bank, turning over three or four
times. There were five passengers in the
car, all OF whom were more or less injured,
but none seriously, however.
WILL FOWLER and Tom Hardee, two
prominent young men Of Cocoa, twenty
Ave miles below Titusville, Fla, on the In
dian river, had q quarrel regarding . yonng
lady one or them was attending. and ex-
changed shots from 4l-calibre revolvers at
short distances. Hardee was dangerously
II not fatally shot, the ball entering the
left lung. Fowler gave himself up.
A LONDON telegram says: It is asserted
that Judge O'Hagan's reason for refusing
to concur with his fellow land commits
sioners in ordering a reduction Of the Irish
rents averaging IA per cent. was not that
the reduction was too great, as has been
claimed by Tory newspapers, but that he
did not regard the proposed decrease suffi-
cient. 1t is expected that the discussion
to which the action of the commission has
given rise will impel Judge O'Hagan to
make public over his own signature his
reasons for opposing the decision of his
colleagues.
GENERAL LoaERAT, French minister Of
war, has ordered the resumption Of the
manufacture of Libel rifles, the orders for
which, given by General Boulanger, were
suspended by General Ferron. Contract
ors are directed to expediate the work, and
the factory at st. Etienne will be kept in
operation without intermission, day and
night.
JACK KING, All all-round tough Of
oiouA city. IUwa, VINO prlor to the Had
dock murder, figured prominently as q
paid hiring to whip Walker and Wood, Of
soloon injunction fame, has at last got
within the clutches of the law with little
prospect Of escape. The other night, in q
notorious bagnio Of Sioux City he assault
ed young racing horse rider named Rob-
ert Mckenzie, whose home is in jackson,
Mich. The boy is of small stature and
about twenty years Of age. King shot him
twice, once in the head and once in the
arm. The wounds are not considered SER
ions. King is held in $1,000 The case
is clear against him and he will undoubted-
ly be convicted when brought to trial.
THE receipts Of the government from
all sources during the month of December,
were S29,325, ,2s5. and the expenditures
$40, 400 ,6S2, leaving net gain of receipts
over expenditures Of S1S,924 .603. Out of
this the net gain, however. must be paid
about So. 500, 900, for interest upon the
public debt, which will leave the actual
surplus for December $15, ,424 1908. The
public debt was also reduced during the
month to the amount of $15, ,250. 200. For
the entire calendar year of 1887 the debt
Was diminished by $1l7, ,0l6, ,O0t,, the larg-
est reduction being made in June and No
vember, when payments on that account
aggregated S1G, $50, 600 and SIT, ,S33, 900 re-
spectively.
MIR. BROWN, Of Indiana, who was on
the ways and means committee of the last
congress, believes that the republicans
ought to take an aggressive, affirmative
position on the tariff reform and introduce
a bill which they can advocate. Mr..
Brown has in preparation such a bill. and
it is believed that il does not differ very
much from the bill which the democrats
are likely to recommend as compromise
measure. 1t will propose the repeal of the
tobacco tax and the duty on sugar, salt
and lumber, while reducing also some
grades of wool and possibly placing the
coarser grades on the free list.
The present congress will begin the
work of preparing for the taking of the
census of $780,
MILTON BENNETT, a 14-year- old son Of
Murray Bennett, farmer living three
miles north of Keytesville, Mo-, accident
ally shot and killed his brother, Willie,
with 22-calibre target gun while out
hunting. The Ouff tvoa, -. - Al. haah
part Of the head and death ensued in