Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-03-13

homo rule bill. In sssponse to loud cries
for speech Parnell'rose to his feet and
WAC greeted with enthusiastic cheers. He
referred to Lord Spencer as the herald OF
Giadstone's policy of cancellation, and said
his opinion was worth 4ore than the judg-
meut OF hundred mushrooms like Bal
four.
LORD Spencer, after all his experience, had
the truth Of what he himself
the only way to govern
Ireland within the constitution is to allow
her to goysrn herself ID all matters that do
not interfere with the well.beinR Of the
rest OF the empire, with which Ireland is
indissolubly linked.
How Sensations start. F's'i "
"A, dispatch of the 10th from San Fran
cisco says: 1t is said that the first
Samoan cablegram, which originated the
present Nipsic. agitation, was sent from
this city. The story goes that one
OF the passengers who came on the steam
er Marip0sa brought news Of an important
character, commercially, relative to the
samoan troubieg. TO : German local meE-
tnails hOpss. This house. for the pur-
ss1f in1 1uensaag tFads IN = cetteAn shAA-
~ stS1y ~ = VI @ ~
pondent, with Instructions to give it wide
The present agitation was the
result. This statement of the case re-
ceives credence among merchants. No
ne VS. whatever in regard to the Samoan
affairs has been received by the depart
ment at Washington, or by the acting sec
retary of the navy.
A Wet Western Strike.
he orders recently issued from the
head Offices of the Oregon Railway and
company at Portland, Ore, to
reduce the wages of employees of the river
per cent. is causing the company much
embarrassment. It affects materially the
wages OF captains, pilots, mates and en-
gineers Of the company's steamboats,. The
result has been that all have refused to
work and all the boats on the Willamette
and Columbia rivers have been tied up.
The same state of affairs exists in Puget
sound. This works serious inconvenience
to shippers and the mails. AS the law re-
quires that masters and pilots in these
waters must have at least five years ex-
perlence, the company cannot fill the
strikers places, and has not been able to
arrive at compromise. Public sympathy
is with the strikers.
Affairs in Hayti.
The steamer Andes arrived at New York
from Haytien ports on the 9Th. The pur-
ser says Legitime's force had won signal
victories in the provinces Of the north and
had driven the rebels back all along the
line. There were no executions, because
Legitime did not wish to ALLEVIATE any of his
by harsh measures. Hippo
lyte's forces were driven back and the
purser said the reports that several of
Legitime's generals and many of his SOL
diers had been massacred were sent out by
Hippolyte. Legitime has all of the navy
and larger part Of the country.
An Important Patent Annulieti.
The incandescent electric lighting patent
held by the Edison Electric Light COM
pany has been declared null and void in
Canada on the ground of failure to comply
with the patent regulations, which provide
that any article thus patented must be
in Canada within one year
from the issue Of the patent, and the i'm
pOrtation of the same patent from the
United States must cease within two years
Controversy Over Peaceful Subject.
Gen. Adam Badeau has begun suit
against Charles l.. Webster & Co. to re-
cover $22,5 damages for their failure to
publish his work, Grant in Peace" which
he declares they agreed to put before the
public, printed and bound, as companion
volume to Grants Memoirs" He sets
forth in his complaint that he entered into
all agreement with Webster 4 Co. on jan
uary 25. 1887, whereby the firm stipulated
to pay him 81 900 in advance for the man
nscript of the book, three -fourths of which
had already been published by a syndicate
of American newspapers, and to allow him
80 cents on each volume sold of the pub
lished work. Webster 4 Co. finally re
turned the manuscript to the author be-
cause of a disagreement as to the appe ar
ance or elimination Of certain portions of
the work, and Gen. Badeau now seeks to
recover for breach of contract. The book
itself has been published by another firm.
Alarming Epidemic In Pennsylvania.
Black diphtheria has become epidemic
in cranberry township, Veuango county,
Penn. Nine children died within four
days and others are down with the disease,
which has spread rapidly. In st. Peters
burg the schools have been closed and the
has passed an ordinance prohibit
ing the hol ling of any public meetings. A
number of fatal cases have occurred there
md many new cases are reported.
Pound Figured Benevolence.
On the 9th John Huntington, one of the
original members of the Standard Oil
company, signed deed conveying 5000, 900
worth Of gilt edge per cent. stocks to a
board of seven trustees composed Of lead
ing citizens. The stocks compose the
I" John Huntington benevolent trust" and
the interest thereon is to be given to a
dozen charitable organizations, including
hospitals, medical colleges, orphan asy-
lums. retreats for old women. etc. Part Of
the interest is to be withheld, however,
until the fund amounts to $500, 200. when
all the dividends are to be divided to char
ity.
Tho Reauing Iron Works Statement.
A meeting Of the creditors of the Read
ing iron works was held in Philadelphia
on the 7th. The statement of the finan-
cial condition showed the total liab1ities
to be 81, ,927 ,763, and the assets $2439,
995. After considerable argument it was
agreed to appoint committee of three to
conduct the mills temporarily. A careful
of the assets will be made.
Another committee will prepare plan o1
reorganization.
Latest Markee Reports
SIOUX CITY.
Enthusiastically there are NO material
changes In quotations since week ago except
that prices have fallen on . little on stockers
and feeders. bringing these Glasses nearer
to tho basis Of prices for fat cattle.
Ruling quotations are: Gamers, el.00
M1.5O; bulls, el.0O91. Is; stocksrs, el.50 d2.60
corn-fed cows, *l.7592.60; feeders %. 2.25@20.o
tat steers, % oO03. 50; veal calves, &2.0Og4.0.
Hogs--There 10 slight decline In prices mp
on last quotations: Kuline ngure. are; Light
and mixed. 94.lb0BA991a heavy. e4.l7le@A.O.
Butter-Q Quotations are unchanged. Best
creamery. u as0c best dairy, ls9l5c; fresh roll
l0@12c.
Eggs-No change fresh candled sa10c
Poultry-Live turkeys. 8@l0c; chickens, live.
25O53. 90 per doz live. per lb 5a5}ac.
Hides-Cireen, &c; cured, 4k@5c; Mint, e
&c dry salted a. DC; /; green pelts. 6oc9l.2S each
dry pelts, l0a1Ac.