Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-04
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WASHINGTON special: The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has decided that
under the terms Of the new tariff bill
payment Of sugar bounty on claims
already fled cannot he legally made.
1t ia presumed, however, .that all pro-
ducers having claims for the bounty
will prosecute them in the court of
claima
WASHINGTON special; Acting See.
rotary Sims has issued Il requisition on
the Treasury for $40, 900, 900 for the
payment of pensions to be deposited
with the following agencies: Pitts.
burg. 81, 800, 900; Milwaukee, 81, 900,
900: Des Moines, 81, 100. 900: Concord,
N. H.. $500, 900: Chicago, 81, 700, GEO:
Buffalo, 81, 700, 600.
WASHINGTON special; The Presi-
dent has authorized the sale OF pine
timber on the allotted lands OF the La
courte Oreilies Indian Reservation in
Wisconsin under the regulations pre-
scribed by the Indian Office. He has
also authorized the sale Of dead AID
down timber on the unaflotted lands
ON the same reservation.
WASHINGTON special: The federal
commission appointed by the Presi-
dent to investigate the A. Il. L. strike
and boycott met here. AS no further
pertinent evidence was received pub
lie hearings we're declared closed and
the commission went in secret session
TO discuss its report. 1t will probably
remain In session two days. Out OF
COURTESY to the President the report
will be kept secret till after submitted
to him.
NEW YORK special; The children
Of the late Jay Gould and the executors
Of his estate have procured an order
frOm Justice Lawrence. OF the SUI
! preme Court. requiring the tax com
imissioners OF this city to show cause
why they should not remove the tax
assessed against them. They claim
thew are not residents and are not sub.
iect to personal tax. Similar proceed
ings which they brought some tim
ago are hanging fire. and they now ash
to have the matter disposed OF.
WASHINGTON special: Minister Ie
ballos of the Argentine Republic. say
the new tariff bill has greatly stimu
lated the wool industry OF his country
Raw wool has advanced heavily. an,
as Argentine wool is OF the kind which
does not compete with American wool
It is shown that the new tariff will no
reduce the price Of American wool. a
was claimed IL would. He tinds tina
our consumption OF coarse WOODS thi
year will probably amount to $4,000,
600 worth, against $1,000, 900 last year
fine woods in proportion. New steam
ship lines are being projected to han
die the new trade.
NEW YORK special: A World
Washington special says: The Chimes
Government, after q delay OF NOR
than q month, has finally ratified tn
treaty with the United States provid
ing for the exclusion Of Chinese labor
ers from this county and recognizin
the validity OF tho Geary law an
other statutes relating To Chinese i'll
migration. The action OF the Chimes
Government was taken in secret an
was unknown to only q few official
here who have been guarding the II
formation with great care to proven
its being made public in advance {
the formal exchange OF ~ratihcation'
which, It Is now feared, may long b
postponed.
WASHINGTON special: Under tn
Mckinley law but few cattle were IN
ported from Mexico, and the Unite
States inspectors had little OF nothin
70 do In this line. Their duty, how
ever, promises to be more arduot
rpder the present tariff law. Sine
4ho new tariff law went into eject
Aerd ~ shout 400 ssttle aseslaas
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