Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-29
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In the senate the 27th bill was reported and
placed on the calendar abolishing the office of
United States surveyor general for the district
Of Nebraska and Iowa. The senate resumed the
consideration Of the bill to incorporate the
Maritime Canal company, Of Nicaragua, and
several amendments reported by the committee
on foreign relations were agreed to, alter which
the bill passed by vote of 3S to Is.
The senate then took up the bill granting pen
sions to ex-soldiers aud sailors who are inca
pacttated for the performance Of manual labor
and providing for u pension to dependent rela-
tives Of deceased soldiers and sailors. The Sec
nhd section was alnehded by adding the words
~and who are without other adequate means Of
self tpport. The pension WAS fixed at from
- to Sl2 per month. In the house the commit
tee on invalid pensions, reported adversely thu
resolution reciting the 100 day circular issued
by Gen. Black, commissioner Of pensions. and
directing the committee to inquire whet her such
circular was issued, and If so, whether any pen
sion claims have been rejected through non-
compliance with the requests contained therein.
Mr.. Matson stated that such circular had been
issued, and its effect had been salutary. Many
claims had been vigorously prosecuted and al
lowed, which otherwise would have remained
unacted upon on account Of want of evidence.
The following bills and resuut ions intro
duced and referred: To amend the laws relating
to duties on sugar and the tax on tobacco and
distilled spirits and to reduce the surplus.
A joint resolution extending the term of office
of the president until the 3oth of April 1889 and
changing the date Of meeting of congress. For
the admissi o. the state Of Wyoming. reso-
luton reciting the allegations that the COM
missioner OF Indian affairs has forbidden mis-
sionaries from teaching the sacred scriptures
in the native language of the Indians in any
school supported in part by the United States
and calling on the secretary of the interior for
information as to his authority Of law under
which this order issued Providing that
hereaft er letters issued by the commissioner of
pensions and fixing time in which pension
proofs must be furnished shall contain u state
ment that no statue of limitation is applicable
to pension claims. testimonial OF respect for
the memory Of w. w. Corcoran was placed on
record.
A DISPATCH from Pottsville. Pa, states
that number of the striking engineers
and firemen of the Reading railroad and
Palo Alto have left for Chicago to take ser
vice with the Chicago. Burlington e. Quin-
cy railroad in view of the strike of locomo-
tive engineers on that road.
GEORGE L. EASTMAN, national organ
iZer of the Knights of Labor, is authority
for the statement that the executive COM
mittee of the Reading railroad strikers
have notified General Manager Stone, Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road, that III the event of a strike on his
road and the failure of Chief Arthur to
withdraw the brotherhood engineers who
ing road they will send him 800 engineers.
DIR. JOHN FEE. of Kansas City. has re-
turned from Mcpherson, Kan, whittier he
had gone at the request Of the authorities
of Mcpherson to investigate some sup
posed cases of small-p pox. He reports that
several cases of the disease undoubtedly
exist there. but that measures have been
taken which will etfeetually prevent its
spreading.
JEFF STEVENS, of Kansas City, convict
ed of the murder of Thomas Kelly, July
ID, 1887. has been sentenced to be hung
April 20.
J. c. HATELY, of the Chicago board of
trade, made an argument before the senate
committee on agriculture lately, favoring
| the protection of unadulterated lard. He
describes the process of manufacturing
lard III order to controvert the statements
| made by Fairbanks. He stated his pur-
pose to be to convince the committee that
| the Chicago board of trade did not counte-
nance so-called refined lard" Hately
added that prime steam lard" sometimes
contained the heads and intestines. of the
hog in addition to pure fat. William
Kirkwood, of Chicago, stated that in the
last ten years thousands Of tierces of prime
steam lard had been exported to England.
This had foand its way, for the most part,
into the hands of British refners.
A SEVERE wind and hail storm passed
through Cedar Hill, Tenn, recently. A
cyclone struck Robert Sherrods farm,
sweeping it bare for space of fifty yards
wide. On the adjoining farm of Samuel
Savers it carried away all the fences and
outhouses. The barns and outhouses
throughout that section were DESTROYED