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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
FROM THE EAST.

GRANDMA GARFIELD, mother of the
late President Garfield, died the other
morning, at Mrs. Garfield's home at Mem
tor. o., aged S6 years.
AN agreement for parcel post service
between the United States and Canada
has been signed by the postmaster general
Of both countries, and will probably go
into effect March L.
The importations of merchandise at the
port of New York, for the week ending
January 20, amounted to S7,2S2,O00.
The secretary Of the interior has re-
quested congress to make an appropriation
Of $2S, 200 to enable him to pay the Sioux
Indians for ponies taken from them by the
military in 1876.
HOWARD DOUGLASS, supreme coun-
sellor Of the world, Knights of Pythias,
states that the next meeting of the grand
lodge OF the Uuited States will be held in
Cincinnati.
JACOB SHARP swears that he expects to
die soon, and that b. wants to settle up all
his earthly affairs without delay, in order
that he may die in peace. The suit in
which he made his melancholy affidavit is
one brought against him to recover an un-
paid bill for wire fence. He wants the
case to go on, but the plaintiff desires the
case to be delayed.
HENRY W. RICE, Of Sioux City, has
been admitted to practice before the inter-
ior department.
The senate has been in secret session at
work on its calendar of treaties. Those Of
chief consequence are the British, Russian
and Dutch extradition treaties 1t is un-
derstood that when at work on the last
named they INDUCED in free discussion
as to the amount of embeZzlement or theft
which shall render criminal liable to ex-
tradition. The senate has ratified the ex-
tradition treaty with the Netherlands.
SENATOR SABIN has introduced bill in
congress appropriating S25,OOO for range
and pier lights at Duluth and Kewanee and
at Port Washington, Lake Michigan.
ARCHIBALD GORDON, the editor in chief
of the New York Police Gazette, Arthur
Lumley, managing editor, Theodore But
Ter, superintendent of the art department,
George McAvay, artist, and thirteen en-
gravers left the paper. Richard X. Fox,
the proprietor Of the paper says that he
discharged them. They say they re-
signed after various disagreements, but
mainly on account of difference of opin-
ion of the Smith Kilrain fight.
A WASHINGTON special says: The ques-
tion Of the Blair educational bill in the
senate has made It very evident that the
measure was not as strong in the senate in
this congress ss il was in the last. There
Ia m unspoken andercurTent Of opinion
among republican senators that possibly
the measure, fter I'll. will not confer the
bsnaats which II had bean AssurnSd thAt Il
would IA indicaticns pov N ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25

DAKOTA NEWS.
DAKOTAS FATALITIES.

Late Reports ftom vassoMs Kssli,n1
tho Territory Swell tAs Ns,Ahss = yAs-
iinss Of tho Iats nlissard. sSss
Arthur swarts, living "a miles nostA- 3
west Of Parkston, was struck while dyjvs
ing into town, and NOT being abls y a.
his way unhitched his team, ard himssl1
laid beside his sled eighteen hcuzs. III
found his way to house next morning md
was taken care Of. One Of his horses did.
but he escaped with only light frost bi4es,
while the Thermometer ranged from ~ ~
"a below zero.
The body Of Eric Erickson, whoss dsath
in the recent storm WAS denied, Nm been
found, and this discovery sweils the nuua il
Der OF blizzard victims Ia Ninnshaha
county to eight.
o. i. Stearns and two children, 0f D.
Smet, who wers out I'll night "A ~ bli1.
sard, are IN bad condition. Hleasns VIII
lose several fingers and : to-. The ny
must lose both feet. The girl rs uncon-
scious Ave hours, but will get we'll.
The only new report Of death from the
storm 1t Canton IL that Of hired man AZ
Ludwig Seibert, twelve miles nortAvsSt *
that town. Seibert lost forty hsad Of CO.
sc,,.h v - @ Canton - Ths a,s.s, n ~ t.,,s
so,,ra src..- wa.t - Csranr ~. - -
h.s. ea.,nS - -'
% The % ssrn;iv ~ p, n avA.4 = sa.r,a,~nA
st.,4.a Tcr h;s :c,,:. wssa;rs ~ -.s
csmoht ~ ~. .to-n .rS - Ase,s rss
against wire fencs and frose. NJ. 6wte4
covered the family, consisting 0f his via
and three children, and walked about then
s.a.l;sia - h.,s rm = 49, H...as - 49,
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
The Pledge OF the Democrats to the
Sold :erS.

It Was thought at the time that the last
National Republican Convention pledged
the party to make all desired provision Tor
the relief and aid of the veterans and their
widows and orphans, but the Democratic
National Convention, coming a little later,
saw" the Republican platform and went
the soldier plank one better" Not content
with promising 10 make liberal. provision
for pensions IN the usual way, the Demo-
Gratis put into their platform the following
pledge:
The system Of direct taxation known as
internal revenue is q war tax, and SO
long as the tax continues the money de-
rived therefrom should be sacredly devoted
to the relief Of the people from the remain
ing burdens Of the war. and be made q
fund to defray the expenses Of the care
and comfort OF worthy soldiers disabled in
the line of duty in the wars Of the Repub.
lie, and for the payment Of such pensions
as Congress may from time to time grant
to such soldiers, like fund for the sailors
having been provided, and any surplus
should be paid into the Treasury"
Nothing could be more explicit. The
Democratic party stands pledged, and has
ever since its National Convention of 1884,
10 radical new departure in the treat.
ment Of the internal revenue. The fund
Of the sailors TO which reference is made
is known as the navy pen sioa fund. 1t
amounts to $14, ,00O, 900, and IL a perpetual
debt upon the Government, drawing inter-
est ut the rnte of per cent. Q year, thus
yielding to the sailors referred to an annual
revenue of $42U. GOO. Whether it was
wise or not 10 pledge the internal revenue
receipts for four years TO the creation
the proposed special fund it is not worth
while now TO inquire; but having made
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
FOREIGN EVENTS.
- nsTONE, in reply to an eulogist

IL 70 5eGS ts s2 fR rssnnlessssss,
that he hoped it might please God to ter
inmate at an early hour the controversies
now dividing Great Britain in a manner
most in accordance with truth and justice.
NovoE VREMYRs, an editor of st.
Petersburg, has been sentenced to six
weeks imprisonment and to pay fine of
loo roubles for having hbeled Villaume. a
military attache of the German legislation.
FLoURENs, foreign minister, has an
nounced that the difficulty between France
and Italy. arising from the Hussein Incl
dent, at Florence, had been settled.
FATHER McFADDEN, of Gweedore, has
been arrested at Armagh for taking part in
opposition to evictions. Blame, member
Of parliament for South Armagh, was ar
rested at Armagh at the same time with
Father McFadden. He was committed for
trial on the charge of making speeches in
citing tenants to resist the authorities.
WILLIAM O'BR1EN, NJ P. and editor of
United ireland, who has been confined in
prison since October 81. has been released
from Tnllnmore Jail. He proceeded direct
to priests house III Tullamore, followed
by large crowd, which cheered him re-
peatedly.
WHILE 1900 workmen, under the COM
mand Of several mandarins, were max
ing breakwater to stem the Hoang floods.
they were engulfed by sudden rush of
water. Only few escaped.
In consequence of the intimation from
the government that she must not allow
her name to be connected with the in
trigues of the opposition, ex-Queen Isa-
bella has left the country.
NJ. SrouRDAzo, member of the Rouman-
ian cabinet, has gone to Berlin to obtain
an insight into Bismark's views on the
political and military contingencies involv-
ing the interests of Roumania.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25

while the bill will pass the senate the ma
jority may be somewhat reduced.
THE secretary of the treasury has trans
mitted to the house letter and Enclosures
from the acting secretary of the interior
asking for an appropriation of $4,000 to
develop certain coal deposits on the
Grow Indian reservation. In September
the secretary of the treasury directed Lieut..
Biddle to accompany Special Agent How
ard and aid in the allotment of lands to
Crow Indians in Montana. He was also
directed to investigate certain coal beds to
which Agent Williamson had called the at
tention of the department. The report
has been submitted to congress.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
IN THE WEST.

THE opinion prevails among Montana
cattle men and stock owners that the live
stock interests of that territory will be
found to have suffered very little during
the recent cold weather. When the first
storm came grass was plenty and thick on all
the ranges after the propitious summer
OF last year, ana the cattle were rolling in
fat in their long continued and excellent
grazing since last spring. Cattle in such
a condition as Montana herds we're when
the winter opened are in shape to with
stand month of the coldest
kind of weather without doing
much feeding and would emerge from the
storm in just as good. form as ever, ex-
cept the loss Of few pounds Of surplus
fat.
SOME weeks ago, near Fairburn, Dakota,
two farmers, Gnibb and Raridan by name,
quarreled overl the possession Of house
owned by the first named and rented by
the latter. Both drew pistols and several
shots were fired Gnibb fell dead with a
bullet through his heart, and Raridan had
severe flesh wound in his leg. The cor
oners jury at the time exonorated Raridan,
ON the grounds of self f-defense. The dead
. >
and he had lengthy hearing before JUS
tice Of the peace. He was bound over to
answer in the Custer county court to the
charge Of murder.
FATHER S. MAGUIRE, of Tuscola, Ill. j;
formerly an eminent Catholic priest of
Chicago, has renounced Catholicism and
all orthodox faiths, and together with Mr..
o. H. Harris, of Neuman, ILL.,. will estab-
lish new church, to be known rs "Pro-
gressive Christians" Father Mcguire is
over seventy years of age, and for fifty
years served in important departments of
the Prussian government.
A TACOMA, w. T., special states that
fourteen Cinnamon left Victoria the other
morning in small boat for San Juan
island, thence to smnggle themselves on to
the main land of Washington territory.
The boat upset when near the island and
all hands were drowned and their bodies
were washed upon the shore.
Gov. SEMPLE has signed the bill giving
the ballot to the women of Washington
territory.
CHARLES PARKHURsT was arrested at
Sullivan, Ind, the other morning, osten-
sibly on charge of drunkenness, but in
fact on a charge of having killed a depot
agent at Marshall, H., nearly two years
ago. Parkhurst betrayed himself to a
companion while drunk.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
staAs Itssne.
SNOW shcvelers get from 4l.26 % 3l.7S5

Snow shcvslers get from ei.ab = el.7ss
ut nurun.
HuRox's coal shaft i going doua = -
fzts u four % ~ ~ atglxy. ~
FARMERS report ! largs numbse Y
prairie chickens frozen in tho storm.
WHILE cutting ice in the Jim river neax
Huron Ed w. Hines caught : cat6sh
weighing fifteen pounds.
SCOTLAND is talking Of organizing
military company. They say there IL forcs
in the statement, s'In time of peace pre-
pare for war"
The Record aud Repsblieu., published
at Castslia, Charles Mix county. makes ~
appearance under new management, 7.
& E. w. Efees, being the proprieton. ~
makeup is quite attractive.
ROBERT BRowx, who il accused a
stealing $l55 from James Watkins y
Aberdeen short time ago. has bssn plAosd
under $500 bonds, and failing to give ~
required security will remain n jail until
the grand jury meets.
Ar Beaver Hill. near Mandan, snOw-
plow running At the rate Of Afty miles q
hour collided with drove of autslops.
The herd, which il il conjectured nun.
bered at least 1000, had huddied toestAee
in the cut through which the road passes,
to get out Of the herceness Of TIE eals ~
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DAKOTA papers contain but hetae neWs
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
POLITICAL EVENTS OF 1887.
The Elections Of tho Now Dead Year and
what They show.

What They Show.
From tho Philadelphia Press.l
The elections OF the year, as q whole,
have been largely in favor of the Republi-
cans. In several States where there ap-
peared to be q diminishing Republican
strength the party has shown . decided re-.
vival, and old time majorities have been
obtained. Elections were held in eleven
States, and the vote cast in ten Of them 10
given in the following table and compared
with the vote cast in the same States in
1888, the year before the last Presidential
election. The vote Of the eleventh State,
Rhode Island, is not given, as the official
figures are not at hand:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25

cars were more or less jostled, but none
were seriously hurt excepting William
Callihan, who lost an arm. A broken rail
caused the disaster.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25

Majority against prohibition .......... lss.9fs
To this should be added the defeat of
prohibition in Atlanta and Fulton County,
Georgia. by 1,l22 majority, whers it had
won two years ago by 22S majority. Tho
interest shown in local option 40 q solution
OF the temperance question and ito popu-
larity wherever adopted is also marked
feature of the years politics.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-25
1857.
---~- 80
1853.
STATES.
Totals. i ,SSa O36 II S93 S;4i z 025 S3s 9J7 6G7


Demo ratio majority in 1883. .............. 5,928
Republican ma. o ity in 1857. ............ IS ZIG
Gain in Democratic W {, in four years :. 4i,A2y
Gam in Republican Sote in four years. Isl, ,7S7
The vote in Rhode Island would proba-
bly, reduce the Republican gain of this year
about 5000. But as the figures for Virginia
are the garbled ones sent out by the DEM
ocratic papers and not the official vote,
which Is known would add several thous-
and to the Republican total, the above re-
suit can be taken as just estimate Of the
gain made by the Republicans in these
eleven Ststes. II would be at least 25, coo
larger if the vote Of the highest candidate
instead of the head OF the ticket were taken.
Another important political feature of
the year has been the interest shown IN the
question Of prohibiting the manufacture
=. =. = -ri- - - i.eA:..s liaanzs. Eonr
States have voted on this issue, Michigan
leading off in April. Texas voting in Au-
gust. Tennessee in September, and Oregon
in November. Prohibition was defeated
In each instance, but it's advocates suc-
ceeded in polling a surprisingly large vote.
The poll in these States was a. follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-01
A GREAT DISCOVERY.
Anew EEpIosIve More Powerful than Dyna.
mite and Las DanHerona % Handle.

n new EAploAlte more rnFoNtFAuA tuhnDyhA'
mite and Les Dangerous 70 Handle.
NEw BRsEksS, coSS.. Oct Sl.-Ru-
dolph Ericsson, a young swede, en-
ployed in drug store in this city, before
hc came to America, worked in a gun
powder factory in the old country, and
together they experimental to Gnd a
new explosive that would be as powerful
rs dynamite but less dangerous 70 ham
ole. A few months ago young Ericsson
received letter from his uncle In which
he stated that his experiments had at
last been successful. lie enclosed the
formula Of the new explosive, and Ru-
dolph got It patented under the name OF
"Extralite." The new explosive looks
like moist corn meal. II can be made as
easily Us corn meal; can be cooked, and
10 much the same way. Last week Mr..
Ericsson made u quantity OF the extra
lite In u stove in Curran's drug store,
and then experimental with it before
some persons whom he is trying TO In
terest in It's manufacture. A mass OF
rock and shuttle meadow mountain was
selected MS the scene Of the experiments.
The first trials were TO prove that the
mixture could not be exploded in the
open air. A small fire WIS started and
two pounds OF extralite were put IN ii.
The stuff would neither explode nor
bum. 1t wns then thoroughly mixed
with kerosene oil, when about half Of II
burned, but did not explode, A small |
dynamite cartridge was inserted In roll |
oil the stuff. The cartridge exploded
with fuse, but the extralite did not ex-
plode. When come Of the substance
was placed on a fiat stone aud struck |
with hammer, the only result was to
reduce II 70 u finer powder,
Ahole two feet deep was drilled in the
hardest rock TO be found in a neighbor-
ing quarry. Three rolls Oft the explosive,
each containing three ounces, were
tamped down in the hole and connected
with fuse. The explosion shook the
ground and the air was filled with flying
boulders. The result achieved would
have required two pounds Of gunpow.
der or one pound Of dynamite, while
only nine ounces OF extralite was used.
The manufacture Of the explosive will
be commenced in New Britain at once.
The street commissioners OF Hartford
have decided to use it in tho city's quar-.
ries. The French Government is said
to have paid one million francs for the
right TO use 1t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-01
THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.

The London Standard Expresses Itself
rointcdiy on .hr SnrRNiiio-wrst Amir.
New YoRE, Oct, 3l.-A London special
to the Herald says: The action Of Presi-
dent Cleveland toward Minister Sack
Vile was known here only late last
evening, bus at the leading clubs was
the one topic Of conversation and was
bitterly condemned by all Englishmcn
present. The general expression Of
opinion is OF the tone assumed by the
Stanaard, the only paper that treats Of
the matter In m editorial this morn
ing il speaks Of the action as not only
brusquc, but brutal, and refers to the
action Of the President as "dcliberatoly
offensive" and says; "If the intcih.
gcnCc we publish this morning from
Washington be substantially accurate in
ing verbal details, tho American Gov.
ernment have taken summary action Oi
a deliberately offensive kind In relation
10 Lord SaCkvillc. Mr.. Blyarl has in.
formed the British Ambassador that for
reasons already known 10 the English
Government his continuance Is no
longer acccptablcand would consequent
ly he detrimental to the relations be.
tween the two countries. 1t must he
hoped that more precise account Of the
terms Of the communication will take
from thu brnsanentss We arr tempted
to say brutality--nf the message,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-01
TIE sRNsifioY oP YRR HOUR

Il n Letter Alleged to have been Written by
Col. DudIcy-IIe PrOnOunces IL Forgery
The Free Trade Democrats Mt their Old
Tricks OF Forging Lettcrs-A Lie In Its
Facc.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3l.-The publica-
ton by the Sentinel this morning of what
purports to be fac-simile type written
matter sent out by W. W. Dudley, Treas
urer of the National Republican Com
mittee, giving instructions regarding
the election in Indiana is the political
sensation Of the hour. Scarcely any.
thing else was talked Of around head.
quarters. Copies Of the alleged letter
were furnished 10 correspondents for
Democratic newspapers last night.
The letter in Editor Morse's possession
covers two sheets printed with blue ink.
The name OF the person to whom it was
addressed has been cut out.
Early in the day Colonel Dudley wired
the editor OF the indianapolis Neifs de.
claring the letter forgery and threaten.
ing TO prosecute any paper publishing
the same. Editor Morse, OF tie Sentinel,
Rvows his conviction in the genninoness
Of the authorship and signature OF the
letter, and 10 n reporter stated that he
would tell the grand jury what he knew
about its authenticity.
Secretary SheeTin, Of the Democratic
National State Committee, states that
the letter was sent 10 Chairman Jewett
last Monday night. lie (SheeFiR) had
no doubt whatever that the letter was
signed and sent out by Dudley. lie
thought ii probable that Mr., Dudley
would be prosecuted. Chairman Jewctt
was TO submit to an interview on the
subject. Chairman. Huston, oi the Re-
publican Committee, is out in card
stating that Col. Dudley has had nothing
10 do with the management Of the In
diana campaign, so that he (llustOn) has
not been adyisingOr corresponding with
Dudley and knew nothing Of any intGn-
ton on the lattcr's part 10 address any
letter to anybody in Indiana. The letter
bids fair 10 prove the sensation OF the
Indiana campaign.
Colonel Dudley's sou promptly de-
Clarcd on his arrival in the city this
morning that the fac-simile Of the sig
nature attributed TO his father,
as printed in the Scntintl, was
not his ia,heF's handwriting.
The printed letter heads Of
the National Republican Committee
found at the headquarters Of the State
Committee do not correspond in style
with the fac simile letter.hcad us printed
in the Scntind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-01
LABORlyG wITil POwDgRLY.
A Strong and Perhaps snecesSFnl Pressure
brought to Bear upon Him by the DOmo-

A AstronE and Perhaps snecssSfnl Pressure
brought to Bear upon Him by the Domo-
cratic Committee.
Special Ditp,aieh to tie iatsiiignesr.
NRw YoRE, Oct. 3l.-The Democratic
National Committee have been hard at
work for the past four weeks trying to
secure the adhesion of Master Work.
man T. V. Powderiy to tho Cleveland.
Thurman ticket. Men of influence in
political business and railroad circles, it
is said, have been quietly sent to Phila-
delphia to try and induce him to come
out for the Democratic ticket. 1t is ru-
mored here tonight that success has
finally crowned Chairman Brice's efforts
and that Powderly will announce his
adhesion to Cleveland and Thurman
at late hour in thecampaign. This
story became known through the boast
fulness Of one Of the delegates who said
he had been sent TO Philadelphia on this
mission and had at last succeeded. He
said: I'VE have induced Pewdefly TO
write letter to the Knights Of Labor,
but, We are going to keep this letter
back until the very last moment in tue
campaign. Probably ii will not be given
TO the press until Saturday or Sunday
night. In the letter Powderly will urge
all Knights OF Labor TO vote for Cleve-
land and Thurman. By this arrange
ment there will be no opportunity to
cOunteract the force Of the letter"