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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
The Cause Of Abandoned Farms

The free-trade organs and the free
trade writers In magazines are persist
entity making the claim that the policy of
protection to home industries is the
cause OF the decline in the agricultural
interests Of the New England States.
The revelations OF the census taken last
wear as to the number of abandoned
farms in New Hampshire and Vermont
are cited as conclusive proof Of this state
ment. These facts are being paraded in
every possible way and quoted with In
tense satisfaction as evidence which can
not be controverted by the bIighting
effect OF protection.
II the position Of these free-trade ad
yocates IS the correct one, then the agri-
cultural interests of England should be
IN flourishng condition. But every
body conversaut with the facts knows
that they arc not There has been in
that country the same drift from the
country to the manufacturing towns and
cities that has occurred in the New Eng
land States. So strong has the current
been in this direction for years past in
England that in many districts 1t is al
most impossible to hire agricultural la
borers. it was recognized years ago that
something must be done tn change this
state of affairs and restore TO the farms
a part, at least, of the rural population
that had been attracted to the cities An
organization was formed called the
"Rural Laborers League" of which Mr..
Stanton is Secretary, and which by ar
ticles in the newspapers and reviews and
by public meetings is striving to awaken
attention to the need of repopulating the
farms OF England.
There is ample proof to show that tho
decrease In land values in frae-trade Old
England has been much greater than In
protected New England. TEo i.onaon
Field in a recent number gave the fol ow
ing facts: An estate In Oxcambe, Lin
coInshirc. which was bought for 81 aefo
in 1888. and for Sa0o, 600 in 1856, las
been sod quito recently for slo0, 600
One IN Spelsmere, Berks, cost late owner
$50, 900, has been sold for Si5,6oo. VIII
ton Manor, Lincolnshire, for which the
late owner paid $2so.oC0, and afterward
built a costly house upon IL, sold for
$1,000 Langley Manor, Uuilford, cost
late owner 500, 600, sold for $52, 500.
Crackington Manor, Cornwall, cost So,
500. and ST., 500 laid out since, sold for
s75.oOo. Lilwood Park, sunnyda'e, cost
$500, 600, sold for Sco5,0oo Many other
similar depreciations In land values In
England, Scotland, and Wales are
known to have occurred.
There is jSst as much reason for the
protectionists 80 claim that the desertion
OF the rural districts and the conceptra
tion In the cities Of the working classei
IN England u due 70 the sevenns poaicl
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
EDITORIAL ouNNERs.
rhsy Have Session 0u the streets Of CO.
lumbus-lunocept Partits 1ffllod.

COLUMBUS, Feb. c4.--W. J. Elliott, Of
the Sunday Capital and A. c. Osborne,
Of the Sunday World, have been OK
changing slanderous articles. When
they met on the crowded portion Of High
street yesterday they both drew guns
and opened fire. A bystandcr named
Hughes was shot ahr0ugh the head aud
died instantly; Osborne was shot through
the head and died soon after, while .
brother of E. J. Elliott was shot through
the back and number OF others were
slightly wounded. The Elliotts are under
arrest. The stories OF the shooting are
conflicting. Elliott asserts that Osborne
fired the shot which killed Hughes. At
the time Of the fusilade great crowd
was on the street watching q procession.
w. j. Elliott and his brother Patrick
are held at the city prison, and owing to
threats openly made, the police anthori-
prevent an outbreak of mob vioI4oce.
w. J. Elliott. who was seen by 6 70.
porter last night, said:
"My brother and myself went mp town to
see the parade. When in front Of Schra.
der's saloon saw Osborne with revolver
pointed at me. I reached for my pistol.
when he fred two or three times and fred
back, Osborne then fred At Pat, who was
In tho crowd"
Interviews with large number Of eye
witnesses say that w. J. Elliott opened
fire on Osborne first, and the best infor.
nation of those who saw II 10 that the
first shot fred by Elliott hit Osborne In
the sido of tho head. Osborne after re-
turning the fire at Elliott ran into hat
store, where he was followed by Patrick
Elliott. and they had hand-tO-hand
struggle, during which several shots
we're fired and Osborne shot through.
He died instantly. The bodies OF Os.
borne and w. L. Hughes, the innocent
spectator, were removed TO the coroner q
office.
Among the wounded spectators were
John II. Reese, government statistician
agent, shot through the left leg, not SER
iously; c. w. sullivan, toGkkeeper, shot
through the left arm: X. f. Gardner,
Danville, O., shot through the ankle, and
G. 4. Reifschneider, struck in the bosom
by spent ball.
The terrible tragedy was the outgrowth
OF newspaper fued which has been rag
ing several weeks between the publish
ers of the Sunday World and the Sunday
Capital. Two weeks ag0 the World
made charges against Editor Eli.
otis family, insinuating that fe.
male relative was unchaste. Elliott re.
taliated the following Sunday with q
four-column article, charging Editor
Levering, OF the World, with being q
joint proprietor Of an assignation house.
Leyering Is assistant state oil inspector
and a prominent politician. The charge,
created sensation and also implicated
Claude Meekar, Gov. Campbell's private
secretary. Levering and Osborne retail
ated by charging Elliott with all the
crimes in the calendar.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
For the Calamity shrieker,.

In their weekly review Of trade r. G.
Dun & Go say that business continues
unprecedented In volume ard satfsfa"t-
CRY In character, and that, measured by
clearing house returns, the trade OF the
week is the largest ever known for the
corresponding period. This is nom
partisan statement, but 1t docs not afford
any consolation to the calamity shriekers
who stampeded the country In the last
election The fact is there never has
been, in the history OF this country, a
more complete collapse Of ary theory on
which people were urged TO base their
political action than the collapse OF the
theory that high prices we're to follow the
Mckinley bill. There IL hardly job
bing merchant in the country who did
not receive and send on to his customers
circulars advising purchases In anticipa-
tion Of the rise In prices that the Nc
Kin!ey bill was to bring about, and - a
consequence thousands OF merchants
overstocked themselves, and the goods
which they were urged to buy are
cAsspsr to-dAY than theT wsrs then.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27

Free trade, taken litrraly, M ans
trade fr from taxation or i,wi atoa of
any Kind No snch condition OF th.nSs
existe among civilized nations incl9nd.
gcnefally called free tr3d1 country. Ge-
rivn&onc fourth of its revrnue from ts}gtcs
UPON imports. IN this country, wlie'. n
teHtgcn. men speak Of Gr G tgaie, they
mean tariff for Paycnue only, after thc
Esglsh fashion.
The ob'e tions 10 this Kind CT t;ril
for the United States are numerous in
the first place. its Effects upon oar pros
perity would be the opposite Of tho Of
\ protective tagi.:. 1t would check and
diminish Our industries, red@cc Nj Lcs
impOveriSh the nation and In III cad
fai to yield adequate revannn for The
Government. 1t would on In4u!c
large exports OF precioGs ii Gals. and
bring about natioDai bankrn tcy. The
nearest approach to such a tarit IN tn 5
country was the Wake tariff VIII Oh
prevailed from 1876 to 1851 It's effects
were delayed for while by very remark
able circumstances--the discovery OF
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WILL THEY REBEL.
A Chicago Interview With the n,,,rn;,
InEa

Chicago Interview with the Returnip.
Chiefs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-There will be an
other bloody Indian war in the spring,
II the ugly tempers of the Sioux bucks
evidenced here are not speedily soothed,
lhe chiefs have returned from Wash.
lngton In lighting mood, and there will
he more trouble for western settlers.
The whole trouble has been accentuated
by the cold reception Of the Indians a,
washington. American Horse, one Of
the most powerful chiefs, who lost his
all IN attempting to Suppress the outbreak
al Pine Ridge, was one of those most
coldiy neglected at Washington. Amer.
lean Horse is the orator of the
Ogallalas. He is the peer CT Gall
or Grass, OF Standing Rock, and Is be.
l!eved by many to be the greatest spokes.
man tho Sioux nation has yet produced.
He was made chieftain by the govern.
ment at the time it elevated Spotted
Horse and Fast Thunder to tho same DO.
sitlon. But American Horse ts a man.
He is not the child Commissioner Nor.
gan or President Harrison were SO ready
to class him. With all the fire of Sioux
anger the old warrior told the govern
ment officials, In words that could not bo
.mfsconstrued, that he would resign his
chleftaincy OF the Sioux, so that in fu-
ture II his people went to war his arm
would not be raised between them and
the soldiers. Tho visit to WASHINGTON
was OF no avail so far as any cvertures
Tor peace are concerned. Young Man
Afraid-of-HiS-Horses, Big Road and
Little Wound, three Of the most
powerful chiefs OF ;hs Sioux na-
tton, were throtticd. Rig Luis Prim.
reau, chief Of police Of Standing Rock
and one OF the Interpreters who accom-,
panied the interior department delegates
to Washington, says there will be war
just as soon as the grass gets high and
green. Brales aud Ogallalas will start
the trouble. he says, and they will be
quickly Joined by Standing Rock aud
Cheyenne river warriors under Bone
Tomahawk. One Bull, a relative of Sit.
ting Bull, and Crawler The Yankton-
nais, a renegade tribe OF all the bands OF
the Sioux, will doubtless come down from
Poplar river, so 1t may also be expected
that the Shoshones, the GrOSvcntres. tho
Crees, the Snakes and the bands from
the Cheyennes and the Arapaho2s will
join the war party.
Even so great aud conservative q chief
as John Grass, OF the tuCapapas, OF
Standing Rock, predicts an uprising ia
the spring. and In an interview with a
reporter here, made the significant state
ment that the Sioux would never sur
render the BAD Lands for set lement,
for the reason that they afforded the
warriors far too good lighting grounds to
warrant their rclinquiShm prinlreau
Is satisfied that when the crash of war
comes the Indians will be found fighting
together and not In rowing bands.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27

have been reduced by the Mckinley law
to a point where no more can be spared
without incurring the danger OF a de-
felt. How then, are further reductions
to be made? Does tariff reform. from
the Democratic POINT Of view. imply that
s me of these duties should be reim-
uoscd. aud others diminished or ahol-
ished? There was a time whan the
tariff broueht us large annual surplus,
but there is not likely to be any surplus
in the next two years. 1T is all very we'll
to proclaim that reform is good thing,
and that we ought TO have as much Of it
as we can get; but reform is term that
NAV easily be made to conceal rather
than to express thought. Mr. Clcve-
lands latest speech Is striking illustra-
tion Of this fact II does not contain a
single coherent and definite statement
with regard to the policy that is to be
pursued by his party. a great victory has
been won for tariff reform, he declares,
but he does not say how tho fruits OF
that victory are TO be applied and Sc
cured. The Mills bill was the Demo
cratic platform in 1883, but 1t can not
be made the Democratic platform in
1892. We are facing new situation.
The legislation Of the last session OF
Congress has created set Of facts that
differs absolutely from that which pre-
vailed when Harrison was elected; and
vet Mr.. Cleveland talks as If no change
had ensued 1T is folly for him to say
that the problem remains as it was
when he wrote his celebrated and fatal
message The question is: What does
the Democratic party intend to do under
the new conditions that have intervened?
In other words. what does tariff reform
mean at the present time? This is the
point of real Importance, and Mr.. C!eve-
land, ia common with all tho other
Democratic leaders, carefully eyades the
task of furnishing plain and satisfac.
tory dctinitlon.-St Louis Globe-Denl-
0ii1,t
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
His Conscience Drove Him to II.

NEwBURsH, N. Y. Feb. cav. #.
Weston, Of Mattewan, agent for the
Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut
railroad, and the brother OF Mai. w. II.
Weston, of Newburgh, has just received
$50 conscience money under peculiar cir
cumstance. While living In New
Hampshire town fifteen years ago Mr..
Weston lost that amount OF money from
his pocket. He advertised the loss. but
failed to recover the missing cash. Two
weeks ago he received letter from .
man living in the town where the money
was lost, stating that friend Of his,
now residing in Canada, had confessed
to his parish priest that he had found
MIR. Weston's $50. The priest directed
the now penitent man TO return II TO its
rightful owner In order that his con-
science might be relieved OF the burden
upon It. Mr.. Weston accordingly re-
ceived a draft for the $50 through mu-
tual friend
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
Tree Trade,

Free trade, 10 Democrats so dear,
In other countries has been tried
The same as has protection here,
And which Is CT let facts decide
II goods are cheap in free trade lands,
As those who want that system say,
There's little money IN the hands
OF those who toll FROM day to day.
The hardy tillcr of the soil
Lives there upon pittance bare,
And thousands ask for leave to toll
For whom there is no work to spare;
Starvation giares from threatening eyes
On wealth .pprossel with sickening dread
And in the streets a, 3 heard the cries
OF workmeu ciamoring for bread.
From day to day whole families strive
In workshops, factories, and fields,
And Just can keep themselves alive.
So snalrs tho sum their labor yields
And some to whcm--so so harsh their fate,
TIE right to toll would be a boon,
By hunger rendered desperate,
Unfurl the flag Of the Commune.
Look Ger this broad and prosperous land,
Where laws the workingmen protect:
Here plenty fills the willing hand
And labor holds its head erect
Here toll finds adequate reward.
No hungry wolves howl at its doors,
Because our workingmen we guard
Against all cheap competitors
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
LOVES SELECTION.
German Girl Resigns a Fortune for tho
Man She Loves.

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 2o.--Last July
Fredda Strahler. very pretty and &C.
complished young German girl, and an
heir to fortune of $500 900, while in
Berlin became acquainted with Chris
Hoffman, a young German, who was en-
ployed as printer on q Boston paper,
and fell desperately In love with him.
The girl was engaged to be married at
tho time to wealthy German student.
ho determined not to marry him,
out wed the man OF her choice. Her
guardian seriously objected, bat she was
obdurate. She secured possession OF
several valuable negotiable papers and a
large amount Of jewelry, which she dis
posed n!, and by some means man
aged to eiude detection and leave
the country, accompanied ty her
lover. The twain went 10 London,
thence to India. When the
fact Of her fight was discovered by her
guardian there commenced a chase
against time, almost rivalling in excite
ment George Francis Trains journey.
An uncle OF the girl aud the abandoned
lover followed the pair from London to
India, China and America, The couple
left San francisco about two weeks ago
and came TO the sound country. They
registered at an uptown hotel In Ia
coma, under an assumed name, as man
and wife. From there they moved to a
house on l. street They considered
themselves safe from pursuit and were
about to take out a marriage license
preparatory to wedding at AN early
date. The irate uncle aud tn" disap-
pointed lover arrived in San Francisco
a few days ago, got track OF
the rupaways and Immediately
came to the city, where they
located the wayward couple, but
after all they were doomed to disap-
pointment. Fredda and her gallant acted
upon the defensive, and the uncle was
uneeremoniousiy thrown down stairs as
a result OF the attack upon their united
forces. lie sought an attorney. bat was
informed the law could not be appe altd
to to compel the girl to return home. lie
pleaded with her, arguing that riches
and nobility were hers il she would only
forsako her printer aud return to her
fatherand. His pleadings were OF 10
avail. and ia the face OF Sewai!ing
uncle and demonstrating, deserted
lover, the couple took the train for Port
land this morning, leaving them stand
ing at the Pacific avenue depot sadly
thinking over their long and frVtiess
chase. The uncle says that the Strahier
family is exceedingly wealthy, aud the
girl will be disinherited aud Jose o large
part of her valuable estate for her fool
ish act.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
ADVERTISING PAYS.
A Michigan Man Used Printers Ink to Sc
cure n Wife,

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Feb. 2o.-About
three months ago F. Z. Deal, wealthy
farmer OF Oshtomo, advertised In the
Kalamazoo, Detroit and Chicago papers
for Q wife, giving full account OF his
situation in life and what he wanted.
He directed all replies to be sent to box
IS, Kalamaz zoo, and they began TO come
IN like q stream. Out Of $50 replies he
finally settled on Dorcss G. Waters, OF
Morley township, Mich, and to-day took
out marriage license. He gave his age
at So. and that OF his bride as 36. His
advertising and the publication OF some
OF the letters received, coupled with the
fact that he is wealthy and q churvd pill
lar. created no end Of sensation In the
town in which he lives. He said to-day
that his mail is still burdened with pro-
posals from all over the western states.
and he wished the people would stop
writing as his wife would object. He
asked the newspaper man to say that no
more sealed proposals would be opened
or replied to. Miss Waters, who gains q
husband out OF this deal, does not pro-
nose 20 be lost in the shuttle. and has 50
esprcssed herself. She is fair looking,
but not At all handsome woman' q smasi man
stature,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
LABOR'S CAUSE.
Some Important Statistics From Kansas
Organlz aiiOns.

Some Important Statistics From Kansas
Organizations.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 24.-The state
labor commissioner has compiled series
of tables showing the condition of var
ious trades unions in Kansas, a summary
of which shows that the average daily
wages OF the trades unions proper was
Sc 20, the average number OF weeks dur
ing the year ia which employment could
usually be obtained was forty-two and
one half, and that 1873 per cent Of the
membership OF tho reporting unions
were able to obtain work for this length
of time. The average number of men In
each trade represented who were thus
fully employed was seventy-seven, and
their yearly earnings s675.55. In the
case Of the railway organizations report
ing, average daily wages OF all was So. SO;
the time in which work could usually be
obtained was fifty and thrce-fourths hours
per week: the percentage thus fully en-
ployed was ninety-three, and tho
average number of members who could
obtain work for the full period in each Of
the five organizations was 1873. The
yearly earnings were S664.5l.
Labor Disturbances.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.--The Pullman Car
company has announced a reduction IN
the price Of finishing freight cars. The
men engaged In this braacb, to the num-
bcr OF $50, have quit work. The COM
pany refuses their demand for an ad-
vance.
lSDIAyApoLIs, Feb. 24.-Tbe en-
ployes in all the planning mills In the city
are locked ont. They had been demand
ing eight hours day and an advance in
wages,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
THE MARKETS.
siour city Live stock.

UNION STOCK YARps, sIoUx CrrY, Feb
2s.--Hogs-EstimxtCd receipts. 1000. There
were fifteen loads OF fresh stuff In the pens
when the market opened this morning.
loads Of fair heavy ones, and
buyers at once commenced bidding for their
possession. But they wouldn't give within
q dime OF yesterdays prices. And the sellers
relucta ntly let 90 at the decline. One load
IN particular that sold to-day for 1885
would have brought at least s3.45 yester-
day. In the common and rough stun pr.ces
were the same as In the heavier grade, .
strong nickel decline ruling in every sale.
The cicse was weak.
Quotations to-day: Heavy, es.3o a e3.3s;
common and light mixed, sails q s327h.
Cattle-Estimated receipts, 500. Tho
pens were filed with salable stuff this
morning, but it lacked one necessary fea-
tare--the buyers. few local dealers in.
vested in slaughter COWS and rinooth veals,
aud the pckers dabsled q little Ia the same
goods, the seller cleaning up at the regular
prices IA every Instance. There was no
luotable change In stcsr stun, and .ock
cattle sold slowly with the demand exceed
ingly light. and a repetition OF the story OF
ten days ago Is feared.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Feb. 24.-Cat,ic receipts, 10, 900.
Slow and unsettled; stecrs, s34s0s.25;
stockers, s2.0e0l3. 80.
Hogs Receipts, $4,000. Market lower.
Rough and common. So 35el3.40; mixed and
packers, s3.4o4i3.45; primo heavy and butch-
ers' weights, ss.soS5s.s5; light, ts.so9s.5S
sheep-Receipts, 1900. Market slow and
lower. Natives, si.s005S.eo; western, 1l.GOO
S6.s0.
thicagD S'roAoec,
CBIcAGo. Feb. "a. Closing - Wheat
steady; cash. 9as4@o414c; May, osszc: July,
02szc.
Corn--steady; cash. ss,.c: Nay. sske;
July. b3Jsc. sss
oats-stcady: cash. sscs Nay. l7o
l7tsc.
Rye-Firrn: sec.
Nxrley-Non,!nal: 76c.
Pine Timothy-EAsy; 9l.2A
Flax-Easy: N.i9.
whisky e1.1t.
Provisions - Pofk-steady: eaah, oo.S0Q
o.S5; May, so.s5. Lard steady; cssh. S5.S7E
@5.60; May, $3.50. Short r1bs, steady; cash.
N.sa; May. $3.50.
Hides-Firmer; heeyy and hxAs eEsea
saited, green, s5(04kc;eslted Ssil,
lkc: groen salted calf &C.: dry Atnk 0e:
dry salted hidss. oo7cs Asy calf. 80,
descons, eAch, 4Sc. '2s'ss
TaIl0w--eteady; No I, e6ai4 pAeaeA.
SIC: No. e 3cs cake. -
sew SeeA 3ro1neo.
NxW YoRx. Feb, 25.-w whoat veak 80
lower: May. &i.C6 01.e64 ss
CHn--E:cady % Arn; M =, ~ ~
OAts-- Easier: western, o4o ~.
Provisions Pork BteAAyR Ae4s oaA14m
11.2k Lard stea4gi t
IN ~ :! 81 ssssSgSsI ss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-27
A DEFINITION NEEDED.
Tarift Reform Viewed from u Republican,
Standpoint.

We are assured by Mr.. Cleveland and
other Democratic leaders that their
party is pledged to tariff reform; but
they do not define tariff reform for us
in distinct and harmonious way. One
says it means one thing, and another
says it means another thing. Hardly
any two of them, in fact, are entirely
agreed upon the subject They talk
about it in a beautifully large and or
nate style without telling US how its
promised blessings are to be secured
There Is nothing exact and specific in
their long aud tire >oElo messages.
Generally speaking, they look forward
to the time when we shall have free
trade; but meanwhile, they admit, we
must have revenue to support the gov
crnment, and the easiest and best way to
obtain II Is that of IMPOSING dIties on
imports. When they are asked to state
just where and how these necessary du
ties should be levied, they give as many
answers a there were tongues at The
feast of the tabernaclcs. Each one has
some product or int rest in his locality
for which he desires thc protection az
forded by the present tariff; and so, TAX
ing them all together, they indors1 prac
tically the whole list of existing duties.
They demand tariff reform in the alb
strdct, but they never present The meth
DDS by viii II they propose TO accomplish
the desired object
1t j. well-hnown fact that the duties