Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-05-01

Of $1,000 year. This is sufficient e
live comfortably. Besides Gen. Shef.
man left grcat mass OF war CORE.
spondence OF historic value. Many pub
fishers have recentlv asked access x
them. In this way the estate will bs
| very valuable. Then, too, there will bs
good income from tho sale of the gen
erals memoirs" Miss Elizabeth Sher
man and her sister are sorry 30 large I
fund as 500, 900 should be raised.
THE socialist strikers at Scottdale, Pa,
did not hold mass meeting Sunday, a.
projected, but held delegate conven.
ton instead, attended by 100 ardent
supporters. Jones and Delaber deliv.
cred speeches OF the usual stripe. Jones,
In speaking OF the coming revolution, !
said: "BlOodshed Is not necessary, but
should the Pinkertons attack you with
guns, You know what to do" There
will be another vigorous attempt to start
the idle coke works, and that with nun.
crous evictions will doubtless make a
lively time. At present everything Is
quiet.
THE examination of Nicholas Bader,
at New York, who tried to enter the
country as an emigrant from Germany.
disclosed the fact that he not only had
no money nor friends, but that he had
been convicted of murder and served a
long sentence in an insane asylum In
Germany. He says that when he was
released the German authorities paid his
expenses to this country. His affidavit
will be sent to the treasury department
with the suggestion that Germany be
asked for an explanation.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER, Of the cen
sus bureau, has written a letter to S. NJ.
McLallin, OF the Topeka Advocate, re-
plying to criticisms on the census re-
port of Indebtedness. Porter makes it
clear that the census bureau, by the
terms of law, is restricted to inquiries as
TO Indebtedness of ''farms and homes -
He explains the fact that the bureau is
not including all real estate mortgage
Indebtedness, but combining its investi-
cations to the restrictions of the law.
THE United States supreme court has
formally postponed the Sayward Behr-
ing sea case until the second Monday of
next October. The lottery advertise
ment cases were also postponed, despite
the vigorous efforts on the part of the
attorneys for the New Orleans and
Mobile papers, who argued that a post
ponement would leave their papers with
lottery advertisements excluded from
the mails.
REV. L. DEWITT TALMAGEs new
tabernacle was opened to his congrega-
tion and the public on Sunday morning.
Thousands of people crowded the big
edifice. The building is romanesque in
style OF architecture. The church seats
$500 persons. Up to date the total cost
of the church is $4,000, and it will re-
quire $40, 900 more to complete it.
The proprietors of the Boston
Ideal Opera company have brought
suit against the Cleveland, Cincin-
natl, Chicago & st. Louis Rail-
way company for $4,000 damages for
breach OF contract whereby the company
was unable to reach Louisville from Peo-
ria In time to give q performance, re-
sulttng in loss Of receipts and the conse-
quens eus 11s1seoans 9, ene q sne eomaPaany anu
dealers In proprietary articles in the
United States was held in New York. Il
v. Pierce presided. Representatives of all
the leading concerns were present. Plans
were discussed to prevent cutting of
rates on all patent medicines by retail
druggists. They agreed that they will
not sell to tradesmen, wholesalers or
cutters who violate any part Of plan
to prevent the same.
The police in New York have arrested
three men in connection with the horri-
BILE murder In hotel there last week.
Both are said to look like the man
described by the people who saw the
supposed Jack the Ripper. One Of
them is second engineer OF steamer ly-
ing in the river at that point.
ACCORDING to the order of the officers
of the American Express company on
and after May every employe will be
compelled to file bond with the COM
pany to protect them against any pos
sible dishonesty or carelessness involv-
ing loss to the company.
ABULLETIN on the density and distribu-
ton of population, issued by the census
office, shows that during the last decade
the per cent of increase in the settled
part was 24.06 per cent, while the in
crease in population of the country was
24s6.
MR.. HUSTON, late treasurer Of the
United States, has severed his connec-
ton with that Office and left Washing
ton. His successor, Hon. Enos II.
Nebcker, of Indiana, has assumed charge
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