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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-12-17

~ &N0 - S<UtN NG4I3ss
not select lands outside Of the land dis
tri:ts in which school lapds were eatcrcd
by settlers previous to survey, in lieu
of such settled lands, II not ovcrruled by
the secretary OF the interior, will result
In the loss ut 40, 900 arres of school lands
to the state. Hon. u. 1t. Parker, Gdhi.
missioner Of school and public lands for
South Dakota, has taken great pains TO
select what arc known as indemnity
lands, and has located thirtt sections.
equal TO about 20, 900 acres, all east al
the Missouri river There yet remains
some 30, 600 acres to select, 10000 acres
OF which will DO secured In tho Black
Hills country. The lands chosen are cs-
pccially adapted 10 agriculture and
wcrn not decided upon until per-
sonally visited and examined
by Mr. isarker. They are mostly
In Mcpherson, Hyde, Campbell, Wal.
worth, Hughes, Iinrd, Brule aud Buf.
falo counties: No lands IN the Water
town, Yankton OF Mitchell land districts
can be had, but there Is plenty OF vacant
land In the other districts. Fortunately
there Is clause in the enabling act,
under which South Dakota became a
state, which provides that 'indcmnity
lands may be taken wherever public
lands Ia tho state can be found, without
reference 10 districts" In selecting the
lands mentioned Mf. Parker followed
the instructions OF q joint resolution
passed by the legislature last winter.
It is very probable that when the at
tcntion OF the secretary. to whom IN ap-
peal from Mr.. Grof's decision will at
once be taken, Is called TO this clause he
will reverse the commissioners decision
and permit the lands chosen by Mr..
Parker TO 60 10 record as indemnity
lands
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-12-17

rriees reasonable. Give us . call II You want
anything In tho line Of fresh and picked
meats Of all kinds.
ELK POINT, DAKOTA.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
Ben Butler as Seen in Washington
Chicago HeralI.


Ben Butler has not yet sold
his big house opposite the capital
10 The government. but he gets
a nice rent out of Uncle Sam all
the same, and his mansion coD-
taIns some of the most comfort =
able committee rooms of the
lower house. The building is
assessed at $I21, 900. and IT must
cost him somewhere in the neigh
borhood OF 50 Geo a year in taxes.
1t had for long time mort
gage of $4,000 on it, and this
was given hy Butler TO raise
money for his last presidential
campaign. and ii was said thai
his gubernatoriaI campaigns cost
him 100000 apiece. lie can
afford, however, to spend money
in politics, for he makes. it is
said, 100000 a year at the law.
and takes away haiful every
time he comes here 10 practice
before the supreme court. l saw
him in one of the departments
the other day. lie is looking
fat and healthy, and lie had a
bouquet in his button hole as
usual. He were a big somtrero
hat on his bald head, and the
rim of this almost hid his cooked
eye As he passed me.
Ben Butler is very eccentric as
TO his clothes. He comes out in
an entirely new style Of costume
every time he comes 10 WASH
ington, and a winter or two ago
he appeared here clad entirely
in furs. A fur overcoat, with
the hair OH The outside. covered
his fat frame from neck 10 feet,
and he had great fur cap on his
head. lie looked more like Il
Esqumau grandmother than a
great constitutional lawyer, and
ne was for day the curiosity of
the capitol. Ben Butler is a
good dresser. HIS Clothes fit
him and Notwithstanding he pei
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
A Good Story About Brics.

LIMA. O.. Jan. 1o:h.-Senator
elect Calvin S. Brice left here 10
'lav for New York in his private
car, the Argonauf, expecting ie
return TO Columbus later on. II
IS understood AR. Brice has in
contemplation tn, building OF a
fine residence here. He will
then take up HIS permanent
abode here,
The following story is told
he senator: Twelve years ago.
at a party given by Judge Hugh
es, a lady by the name Of
"Becky" Wiley amused the
guests by telling fortunes. She
predicted that Mr.. Brice would
be millionaire before lie was
10 years older. Mr.. Brlca prom
ised the fal:- paln'i>t a diamond
ring if her prophesy came true
Less than s years thereafter he
was millionaire and did not
forget the lady. and.recenily pre-
sented her with an elegant dia-
mnni rlng and sent her on a
European tour.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

Twas sitting in the Congressional library
at Washington when read the little para
graph, and was seized with Aesirc to visit
the old town. Two hours afterwards was
on the train speeding toward my destination.
Al;ghting at The dilapidated wooden depot
Ip!urgcd into labyrinth of streets, circles,
and avenues from which / vainly tried to
cx.rica'e myself with the aid of an ancient
map with which had been provided. But
it wns of no use, and / had to call very
blacl, negro boy to my rescue.
"Whar you wanter go, boss?"
I told him to hotel if there was one in
the city, which at that moment very much
doubted.
Lessee" said the piccaninny. .med:tatively
scratching his kinky head. "dars de Mary
land, an de City whar Gineral Washington
libcd. an de Brcte:op, an seberal oders. but
most Of dc gcmmen what come her stop wild
der fricnds.''
And no wonder they stopped with Their
trends, l said TO myself, after l had eaten
my first dinner and seen my room at the
hotel. The inns are almost invariably poor,
for nobody goes to n tavern who can rely
upon good introtiactions, acquaintance, and
in some cases, even fair appearance. The
people are very hospitable. and the quaint
old Maryland town is inhabited with social
life much superior to its apparent resources.
When asked about the strange confusion of
the streets was told that the town was laid
off after the same plan as Washington and
that the latter city was modelled after the
Maryland capital. All the streets radiate
from two points. the State house acting as the
focus of one section Of the cIsy, while the
old Episcopal church did duty for the other.
Of course the object of most interest in the
city is the State House. Indeed, were that
and the Naval Academy removed the town
would soon lie numbered with the things
that were The present building was built
in I069, and was the third which had been
built on the same site-the first having been
erected in 1857 small wooden structure, and
was struck by lightning in July. i69s, while
tl,e General Assembly was in session. One
of tie delegates was instantly killed and the
building rcduced to ashes. The cornerstone
of the new capi:G was laid in 1772 and an
interest; :, tradition is connected with the
ceremonies. At the moment when the gov
ernor struck the cornerstone with his mallet,
a heavy clap of thunder shook the city, al
though no cloud was visible in the serene
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
DEATH OF WdLKEH BLAINE.
The Son of the Secretary of State Victim
of the "Grippc"

The Son of the Secretary of State q Victim
of the " Grippe
Death has again entered the family of Sec
retary of State Blaine. A few weeks ago his
brother died, and a little later Mrs. Blame
was called upon to mourn the death of a sis
ter. Now the eldest son Of the Secretary,
and his favorite, has fallen victim to pneu-
monia resulting from an attack of the pre-
vailing influenza.
Mr.. Walker Blaine was taken i'll on Thurs
day, January 9th, while attending reccp-
ton TO Mrs. Grant. His symptoms wersthose
that have become so familiar to the public
under the name of La Grippe" He went
home and kept to his room until the follow
ing Monday, when the Secretary gave din
ner party to number of persons prominent
in official life, and the SON was present, help
ing entertain the guests and stating that he
felt better of his illness. That night he was
taken i'll again, and developed symptoms of
acute pneumonia. The disease progressed
rapidly, in spite of constant medical care
He was de!irious and inscnsible during Tues
day and "Wednesday and died Wednesday
evening.
Walker Blaine was born in Augusta, Nc.
on May s, 1855. lie first came to Washing
ton to live in 1857, five years after his fathers
election to Congress. He graduated from Yale
in 1876. and from the Columbia Law School in
New York two years later. He then went to
St. Paul Mimi, where for two years he was
in the law Office Of Cushman K Davis, at
present Senator from Minnesota. He came
to Washington in 1881, and was appinted
Third Assistant Secretary of State.
In the winter of 1882 he went to South
America on special mission to use the g,od
offices of the United States to bring about
settlement of the troubles between Chill and
Peru. lie was then Charge d Affairs in 30
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
Marquis Very III.

BELLEFoSTA.NE. O.. Jan. %
Hon. w. Y. Marquis has been i'll
for scme time with q cold, and
Sunday evening f developed
into s-weil asfne.i case, Of la
grippe. Last evenisg be showed
symptoms OF ineiplent pneu-
monia and today his condition
Is serious, though lie will prob
ably recover.
A dispatch received last night
from Hamilton stated that Rep
Pesentasive McMAken was cor.
fined 10 his home win a threat
<7sed attack of pneumonia. He
arrived from Columbus on a visit
SATURDAY.. and the symptoms he
then Ielt seem to have developed
into serious .iilnees.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

Ii is reported. says the Colum-
bus Post, that the Republicans
Will concentrate their eiTorts in
the coming specis! electihrs, IN
ihe Fourth senatorial dislric,
and try tc elect a Republican ia
succeed The late Judge Asbbnrn
in The Senate. The district is
ironsly Democratic but the re-
cent dlssensions among the Dem
ncrafs offer some hope TO the
Republicans. Besides this, it
may be that the political COM
DleXion OF the next National
House depends upon The result
III tins special district election.
As Is we'll knoSr, the present
legislature intended 10 rehistrici
the state for representation in
Congress. and this would prob
ably be done i'm such a manner
as TO return 10 the next House
instead Of Is Republican and 6
Democrats. as now. probably Is
Democrats and 6 Republicans.
That would far more than wipe
nnt :he present Republican ma
jnri!y im the House and mako it
Democratic.
II a Republican should be
elected 10 succeed Senator Ash
burn, lhe Democratic majority
in the Chic Senate would be
wiped ont-the Senate would be
tie politically aud 10 redis.rict
ing scheme that was nulavorabie
10 the Republicans could be got
through. For this reason, the
election N the Fourth district
next month assumes an air of
national importance, and makes
The reports thai Chairman Quay.
of The national committee, has
his eye OH il. aud will send l,len
~ Of the "sinews of war" into
tie district, seem probable at
least. But the prospect for Re
publican success is not bright by
any means. Besides a natural
Democratic majority in the dis
trict Of about l 500 the floating
vote is small and money can not
buy an election here. Ia Cler-
mont county there are some pur
chaseabIe votes. politicians who
are acquainted there sap. but in
Brown COUNTY. a vote buyer
would not find where 10 put his
money.
The Democrats tj,cre fell into
a muddIe last summer which
may be agrtated again during
Tins election. and If so, some dis
sension made in the party, but
they GO into the race with every.
thing in their favor, and their
greatly handicapped.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
BUCKEYE ROUTE.

To the Travelling Public: II
yon contemplate making trip ~
Chicago, ST. Paul. Council Bluffs,
Kansas City. or any other point in
the West. Southwest OR Northwest.
yon will find it TO your interest to
consult the Agenis Of q. II. V. 4
I. X. H.. rs the company has re-
Gently made. great improvements IN
their passenger service, both in
quickening up their time as we'll as
IN making closer connections with
connecting lines.
Train No. I, leaving Pomoroy at
5:25 a. IN, runs through eoIid to
To!esiu. connecting with trains foe
all poin:s in Michigan and Canada.
This train also makes direct con-
nection at Marioa with TIE Chicago
d Atlantic Vessibule Limited, car
~ ng first and second class dsy
coaches, ves'ibuled sleeper and DIM
ing car. reaching Chicago at 9 pm.
making close connection With all
night trans carving Pullman and
Tourist sIeepers for sIl Pacific coast
and intermediate points. Ydu can
leave home in the morning, reach
Chicago in the evening, st. Paul.
Council Bluffs and Kaness City the
next afternoon. aud only 5 days 10
the Pacific coast.
Train No 3. leaving Pomerov at ;
8 90 p NJ. is Il sel:d through tram
To Columbus and carries Pullman
s'eeping and reclining chair car
Columbus 10 Chicago, arriving in
Chicago at 1925 -. m. AL makes
with nlI day trains from
Chicago west or northwest. Tho
sleeping cor rnte from Columbus .
,s 5000; chair ratio sl:O0.
Take the Bu.keye route and you
will make no mistake.
For iuli particulars concerning
rates, time Of trains. &C., writo
yonr nearest ticket agent. OF H. j.
Falkcnbacb. e. p. Agent. Colum-
bus, o. Dec 5-tf.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

worth SAYING 1t has COMMISSIONER LYMAN.
conducted its side of the argument with
ability and fervor. 1t has brought samc
rather unpleasant lap<es home to the very
door of the temple occupied by the high
toned commissioners, including the rather
peculiar case of the brotller-in-law of Com
missioner Lyman. 1t las had good deal of
fun with Commissioner Teddy" Roosevelt,
and has exposed his atrocious cl,irogr,phy
to the gaze of an astonishcd world. 1t has
even girded at the suave aud dignificd
Thompson, and has defed him to answer
any number of double loaded interroga-
tories which he has wisely declined to take
any notice of.
Surely something was in the air? What
was it? The past tense is used advisedly in
this question, f,r it must be admitted that
subsequent to the late election, and perhaps
as a corollary thereof there has been an
evident loss of vigor in the attack upon the
"college-bred abomination." Even the
Post has grown somewhat arathetic and
has descended to apologies in behalf of the
spoilsmen. alleging that they were not spoils-
men in fact, and that security Of tenure was
greater undcr the oh system of appointment
to office than under the civil service system,
and its figures on this point certainly appear
portentious, although from actnal observa-
ton I'm inclined to think that they are de-
ceptivc, even if officially correct. 81 many
fellows get transferred. promoted, removed or
resign only to get in somewhere else. that
You can't take the record as even approx
mately correct
Will there be real effort to repeal the
civil service law in the present Congress?
Will the Commission be crippled by fail
u.e of appropriation? 1t NAV look as if
something would happei. it We take into
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23


examination. A young man who wishes to
enter the Naval Academy has to be recon-
mended by the Congressman in whose dis
trict he resides, to the Secretary Of the Navy,
who gives him permit to present himself
to the Superintendent ofthe Academy on the
18th of May. or OH the LIST of September as
the case may be, for examination as to his
qualification for becoming q Naval cadet.
The actual appointment is not made by the
Congressman, but by the Secretary OF the
Navy. On receiving from the Secretary
the permit the cade:, as he is then called, re-
ports to the superintendent, as specified in the
permit. His name, age, place of residence.
are then registered in a large book and he is
given blanks to fill in stating what progress
he has made in his studies and the text books
he used, these blanks to be handel in next
day at his mental examination. Four days
are given to the mental examination-two
in English and two in mathematics. If the
candidate fails OH the first two. he is given
re-exannination in the branches he has failed
in and if he then fails that is the last of it.
After the mental test is over, comes the
physical examination, which is very rigid.
The principal defects in candidates are in the
eyes and ears and in the various veins. Hav-
ing passed both mental and physical exam
nations the candidate is given papers to sign
binding himself to the Navy for eight years
unless otherwise discharged. Then he is
sworn in for which he has to pay 10 cents.
The cadet LIE Of the young aspirant is now
begun. 1t is not necessary to make any de-
rosit of money. but it is preferred that $500
be deposited for his expenses. which are very
heavy, and this amount is placed to his credit
in drawing his pay. He then takes his mat
tress and bed clothes on his back and marches
down to the practice ship where he is to re-
main until she starts Oh her practice cruise in
June AS sit at my desk looking out of my
window can see number of young ca
diets OH the hotel porch across the street,
talking over their prospects and chatting one
another. Some are awkward, diflident coun-
try boys who have never had sniff of salt
water: others quiet studious young men who
look as if they had spent their lives in the
schoolroom; and others still, are the sons Of
officers in the Navy who have been appointed
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

Lovers of fne hurses- read with
regret of The disaster which occur
cd in Versailles, Ky. on Saturday.
Jan. 1Ith. A FIRE broke out in
Macy's mammoth livery and train
ing stable. and before help arrived
tho flames had attained snch head
way that they could not he extip-
suished until The great stables were
entirely wiped out. They contained
sl25 900 worth of horses. all OF
which were consumed by the fire.
Among these ~as the famous stall
jion .'Bell Foy.' Cor whom hls
awner recently refused bona fide
esser of f$l03,0o0. The other horses
ranged in value from 800 to ST.
0oO Bell Boy Fad cost his own
srs S51 0G0 a little over q wear ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
A Shattered Idol.

Ex-6orernor Foraker h:s teen
Tie idol Of the bitter and unrelenl-
ing elements of tho Republican
party. He had a largo religious
lollowing. because of his promi-
nenceand activity IN church mattcre
He posed as representative of the
alleged evangelical and moral IN.
Anence in politics. lie could
always be cou nted on to insult and
vaal at the South, and denounce
wuh unspeakable bitterness the
Democratic party, snd hurl his IN.
decent insults at Democratic leaders
and the Democratic masses.
Where is he nowf In the his
tory Of Political parties in this coun
try no leader of equal prominence
HAS fallen 50 low. The sham and
Hypocrisy of his political career is
self confessed. while his guilt as tho
promoter of forgeries to crush and
aisgrace not only political oppo.
vents. but hls party associates. who
we're loyalty dong their best to ad-
vance hrs election, Is attested by
the evidence of his CO partner in
crime with whom he was on conf;.
dental relations. to whom he paid
money. secured lucrative office,
and commended to friendly services
III the President of thc United
States-and this was all done-es-
pecialIy the money and office part
-w,tii.thesiuli knowledge his agent
was an unmitigated knave. If he
did not know this he must have
kcen an idiot. ard no ona accuses
him of lack OF brains of a certain
hind, or adroiiness In dealing with
men
The CAP shesf to tie monument
Foraker constructed to his own IN
frmy. Was added on SATURDAY.,
when the ballot box forger, Wood,
tsst,fied that Foraker knew from
what he { Wood had told bin, that
the papers were not genuine Yet
Foraker took these papers. used
them on the stump and gave them
To Halstead for publication know
iDg them 10 be ior.eries. That Ie
unless he was an idiot or ijiotically
blinded by partisan malice and
hatred as to Democrats and bittcr
rnvy as to Republicans. Wood. it
!. true. may be unworthy of belief.
bat whs t.of Foraker p Pittsburg
Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

Up Fo this time we have not
hssn informed by the New Lex.
inEton Tribune, as 10 what dr..
position has been made of tie
Monster which, killed the 10, e
woman IN her cabin at McLunev.
IL he rnaming round seetirg
other victims. or has hs been
executed. Where is Finegan!
What Aas become Of The able
cenniry dog. AMI the law in
Perry county.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
Legal Notice.

Sarah a. Campbell, whose place of res
idence is supposed to be near C;,stleiOr,i, j,
England, will take notice IT, at ON the 4th
day OF january, A. D 1891. Edward Camp
bell filed his petition against her in the
Court of Common Peas of HOckIng coun-
ty, Ohio, praying Tor II divorce from said
Sarah A. Campbell. on the ground nj gruss
neglect o duty towards the said Ed ward
Campbell.
Said cause will be for hearing in said
Court un and after February 2ath a. ID. 1870.
EDW ARD CAMPBELL.
o. w. H. Wright, Atty.
Jan. 9-6W
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23
Heavy Guns q Failure.

New YORK, Jan. Is. THE
cables have recently borne
news of the disabling of the
heavy guns aboard the Brit
ish gunboat Benbow. The
Ito ton guns aboard the Ben
bow are muzzle loading Arm
strougs of 16-inch calibre
They are the heaviest guns
carried by any warship afloat,
though the Victoria and San
spariel Of the British navy
are destined to carry similar
batteries. The weight of
the projectiles for these guns
1900 pounds, and that of
the charge of powder 900
pounds. The guns were
made at the works of Lord
Armstrong and in general
appearance resemble the Or
dinary Armstrong Of 25 tons
weight, differing only in size.
The Benbow carries two of
these monster guns mounted
in her barbette towers. They
are surrounded by a laby-
rinth Of machinery necessary
to their working. The range
of one of these pieces is rec
oned at Is miles. Since the
advent of the Benbow about
8 years ago, it was decided
to build other battle ships to
carry 10 ton guns, but to
give the Victoria four 10
ton guns instead of two, as
on the Benbow. Within the
past six months the Victoria
has been receiving her bat
teries, but two months ago
it was discovered that one of
the guns, while under test,
had dropped at the muzzle
and in another piece a crack
had appeared. Since the
discovery of these defects in
the Victoria's guns there has
been general outcry in Brit
ish naval circles against
building any more such ex-
pcnsiye weapons, their cost
being not much under $780, |
600 for each gun. So rapid
is disintegration and erosion
in these great guns that the
lie Oh one ceases alter frlngi
IS shots. Again, it is said,
they are so unwieldy that it
is impossible to load and fire
with rapidity. An enemy
choosing to close action,
prevent one of them
firing more than a couple
rounds by rapidly crossing|
the dangerous space before
4 third shot could be made.
The building of ordinance of
this magnitude has been to
a British craze to out
strip all nations in the pro-
luction Of powerful weapons
If war. It is thought THAI
no more guns of over GO tons
will now be designed for
British war ships. i
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-01-23

culiar,ties Of his frame. they are
built in he best Of shape. He is
now II years old, but looks as
though he would last Tor twenty
years, and he is IA strong physi
cally and mentally as he was
during the war. He works be-
cause lie likes it and he will
probably keep mp his practice
until he dies.-Chicaso Herald.