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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
I,,l,or ma the I,.st,

The claim that the protective policy
robs labor for the benefit OF capital Is
shown to be false by results. Under
protection labor has steadily gained on
capital in the division of their united
earnings. In 1869 labor received $44. SO
and in 1890 S5i. 80 out OF each hund ed
dal'ars' worth of net products, while
capital had $3.50 in lSc0 and S45. 80 in
1890. Labor advanced from $3.50 to
Sls5, or 20 per cent, while capital
went from 1851 to S40S, an advance of
only 40 per cent. This shows differ
ence in favor of labor of 80 per cent.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
About Its Size.

Since the Atlanta Constitution be-
gan to make fun of Sec etary Hoke
Smiths talk about Georgia politics and
to hold the adm inistration resi- onsible
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
importers Advertise


The following notices, taken from
goods, are given national applica-
ton:
owing to reductions in tho tariff, We offer
greater barg aims than ever sgss ts.ss
Owing to the reductions in the tariff,
Maine and Connecticut roll up unprece-
dented majorities for the party OF pro-
lection.
Our prices are lowered with the tarifE
Democratic chances for carrying any
State where industry formerly thrived
are also considerably lowered with the
tariff.
Great reductions ON account Of new tar n
bill
Yes, great reductions In work and in
opportunities Of emp 'oyment; great
reductions In wages and In ability to
buy the cheap things 70 industriously
advertised.
d crowded daily. M
Our industries are not helped when
the importers store 70 crowded. Il IL
the apindle A11l Tho hum Of productive
mxchl hlnSW 1ha& helps our industriox
ACTIVITY "a tse 3mpor1ors shop means
acttyity n tnduatsy "a EiirUps, not ID
America N
aSswtA ~ oaviaes Baaks
ss1,an - 9avs NJ n dststl NJ srowtk u
our savings bAukn ttom Jooe - ~ prosent
time. iaeladi.s 3. asnesr e dsposassss
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
DEATH OF THE CAR.
RULER OF ALL THE RuSStAS
HAS PASSED AWAY.

Crowned Heads Gather About the Bier
of the Dead, Emperor--End OF Weeks Of
Anxiety y--somethlng About the Career
Of the Great HuIer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
C.nadlan NTtlk Coming.

II is true that we did not import
much fresh milk from Canada under
the Mckinley tariff. but the protec.
tion OF s cents per gallon TO our farm
ers prevented the foreign farmers
from supplying some Of our markets.
The free trade tariff now admits for
eign milk free OF duty, and all along
the Canadian border We may look Tor
more or less Canadian milk coming
into the United States Every Quart
OF this foreign milk will take the
Mace OF Quart Of American milk.
Those American farmers who live
NEAREST y 10 Canada will be deprived OF
: nart 81 their market and must sell
their milk further South Ia competi-
tion with other American farmers:
This Will tend % cheapen the prlce OF
milk 10 the farmers, and they all know
that they got preciously little Tor their
milk - Il Ii IL sass Nv
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
Eyrrytlhin. Going.

The ices o, farm products have
bsen gradually dropping out OF sigh.
The COMMANDERS have gobbled them
up,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
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TO DISSOLVE THE TIE.

Thomas II. Wickes Sued for Divorce by
His wife, Laura T..
Thomas FL. Wickes, Second Vice
President of the Pullman Palace Car
Company, prominent in the late strike,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08

"Funish the pension frau Is shouts
the Detroit Free ress. Certainly,
but prove pensioners to be frauds be-
fore the punish nent is inflicted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
HOM MaNYI ]

How many postpasters in this State
have been enroledsin the Hoke Smith
corps oil footpa1s to sandtag the: un-
suspecting old pensioner:' .@., J.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08

bolting of the interior fabric so that
the whole framework is entirely inde-
pendent of the outer walls, the mass of
the floors and supporting columns rest
ing upon deep sunk bases in the cellar.
Thus the outer walls bear only their
own weight, and even in case of fire,
could fire attack so impre enable a
mass Of steel and iron, the outer skin
would in no way suffer should the in
ner porti ms of the edifice he entirely
destroyed. On the other hand, should
the walls fall, the interior-the or
ganic portion Of the fabric would still
remain intact, excepting such portions
as might have been attached to the
outer walls. We scarcely consider
what forty floors mean. We have
heard Of the cross on the dome of St.
Feters, and the top OF the pyramid Of
Cheops: but we have always looked
upon such points of altitude as some
thing Just within the limit of falle
Now that we are to have actual build
ings to whose fortieth floor we are to
be borne by an elevator, we can only
pity the Arab guide who "dashes down
Crephrenes and up Cheops, for sin.
gle plaster.
, - D'scourhHlnk.
1t is said that7V oltaire while a young
| man, eager for instruction. was per-
petuall asking questions. Despreaux
on one occasion, with impatience and
considerable harshness, reproved him
| for indulging in this propensity.
Noltaire neser forgot the reproof,
ard protted by it to such an extent
that asyears went on he not only gave
| uplhis habit of putting questions, hut
| became more and more ayerse to an
| sweiing such as Were put to him. In
time he came to. rise abruptly aud
leave the company OF a persistent ques-
| TONER. without the faintest suggestion
of an apology. @
He is said to have greeted an inhab
itant of Geneva, who had furnished
him with the idea and model of the in
terregating bailiff in the sDroit du
Seigneur," with the remark:
"Sir, am very, we'll please to see
you; but wish inform before
1 hand that know nothing about what
you are going to ask, whatever 1t may
| be-"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08
OFFICE OF CON MISSIUNEK,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June 5, 1874.

POSTMASTER, ------------, Onto,
DEAR SIR Communications in respect to
pensions will be held as confidential tf re-
uuested or if the nature of the communica-
tion is such that it ought to be SO held. Very
WIN. LocHREN, Commissioners.
The letter was written upon the
official letter-head of Reconnaissance
of pensions. was inolosed in an official
envelope and was mailed in Washing
ton, d. G. The face side of the en-
velope has the Penalty for private
use $500" printed thereon, and it was
sent through the mails without post
age having been paid thereon. All
these facts prove that. the pension
commissioners denial Of the letter
having been sent out is falsehood.
The Commercial-Gazette rightly con-
cludes that, If the commissioner has
thus prostttnted iths postofice' depart
ment it is more than likely that he has
invaded al other departments OF the
government, and constituted all gov
ernment officials spies upon the disabled
veterans! Let every .comrade read
that letter and consider its statement
that. Communications in respect to
pensi ms will be held as confidential,
and he will have all necessary proof oi
the undying hatred and unending hos.
tility Of Hoke Smith to and toward all
Union veterans. --Des Moines Register.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08

Pursu.n; Union Veterans.

Hoke Smith, the rebel Colonel's son.
in charge of the National Pension Rn-
reau is now attempting to induce the
postmasters of the United States to
become spies upon the acts of the dis
abled Union veterans, with a view to
prevent Republican applicants for
pensions from taking active interest in
politics, There seems to be no end to
the methods OF his malignant hatred
Of heroic loyalty. Recently a letter
was sent to the postmasters of Ohio.
and probably to other States, which
the commissioner of Pensions has
since denied, but the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette has rec aived a copy Of
the letter, sent 20 a postmaster who is
not a Democrat, and has published a
fac simile thereof that is now creating
great excitement. Here is q copy OF
the letter:
The morning call., 1894-03-31

of cartridges to sally out in search of
feathered prey. No sportsman knows
better than he the value of gray sky, a
favorable wind and an early hour. he
has tried many kinds of decoys, and has
been requested TO authorize his approval
of innumerable brands OF powder. But
he believes in the "still hunt" depending
on the skill of the hunter, aud favors his
cold reliable" shotgun and customary
powder against all the claims OF new
tangled makes.
Mr.. Harrison's companions did well
with their shooting-irons, but Mr.. Har-
risou himself bore off the honors of the
hunt. The party, consisting of ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison, Judge Nc
kenna. Andrew jackson and Lee James.
returned to town yesterday, much pleased
with their outing.
The morning call., 1894-03-31
NEW ELECTRIC LINES.
Figuring Upon an Immense Plant to
Run Them All.

Inc Market-street officials are now fgur-
ing upon project which is of great
magnitude. 1t is for the construction and
equipment of an immense power-house at
the corner of Channel aud Bryant streets,
upon which work has already been COM
menced, which shall be of sufficient capa-
city to run all the various lines of road
which 1t is contemplated to operate by
electricity in the city.
1t is the intention to make this house OF
such proportions as will admit of an en-
largementiof its boiler capacity and other
changes as may be required as the electric
system of roads develops. At first the
boiler capacity. 1t is estimated, will ap-
Droximate 1900 to 1900 horse power, but
it is proposed to provide for possible in
crease of these figures TO 5000 or 1000 in a
few years.
The Howard-street line, the South San
Francisco and the Third, Fourth and Fifth
street lines will, it is CONTEMPLATED, be
operated by electricity before many
months, and the Mission-street line, the
first to be completed and the poles and
wires for which are already up, it is an
The morning call., 1894-03-31

attack or rallies the defense without being
allowed to interfere with the ball in any
way or carry a stick, form what is known
as full team.
AT each end of the field. about 40 yards
apart, are placed goals, two in number,
feet high and 6 feet apart.
To score it is necessary that the rubber
ball, with which the game is PLAYED, be
put between these posts from the front
side, whether by an opposing player or
after hitting one Of the defense sticks is
not material, the fact of it going through
constituting one goal.
The ball is made of solid sponge rubber
and is about three-quarters the size of a
baseball, while Weighing fully as much.
1t is not deadened and is dangerous mis-
sle among inexperienced players.
The morning call., 1894-03-31

half-dimes of the unthinking. He who
puts nickel into one of these machines
may win TWO. but he generally loses. The
police have decided that the machines are
gambling devices, and have ordered them
out of saloons and cigar-stores in the city,
but Harris did not 60 to the fair TO take
out the machines. He had been informed
that in many of them nickels of lead had
been found, and he had been given sneci-
mems of the bogus coin.
He thought with the concessionaires that
it was crying shame that an honest man
VINO drops genuine coin into the slot
hopine 10 receive TWO In exchange should
receive nothing but disks of lead. He
watched all day. but detected no one in
the act OF leading the machine.
The morning call., 1894-03-31
CANNOT RETURN.
The Rights of Registered
Chinese Defined.
Collector Wise Rules That Their Ger
tificates Simply EntitIe Them to
Remain in This Country.

Many Of the Chinese who have regis
tered or are going to register believe that
their certificates entitle them TO depart and
return to this country.
The Collector Of Internal Revenue diff
fers with them, and that they may not de-
ceiye themselves issued the following state
ment yesterday:
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS. J
PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
March %, 1894
An impression appears TO have obtained in
the minds OF many that Chinese merchant. or
other than laborer. who has been registered
by the Collector OF Internal Revenue, can de-
part from the United states, and on return be
entitl"d to land on presen tation of bis certifi-
cate OF registration. Such an impression is
erroneous.
The certificate of registration issued bv the
Collector of Internal Revenue to a Chinese un-
der the Geary act is simply evidence OF his
right 10 remain in this country, and while it
might possibly, under certain circumstances
be some evidence that the possessor had been
in this country it would not be sufficient evi.
dence to this office TO enable the holder TO land
on return.
The evidence upon which this office will land
Chinese, other than laborers. upon their return
10 th. country is set forth in notices dated July
IL, 1893, and December 16 1893, and consists
OF statement In duplicate, with photograph of
dep ring Chinese attached, giving the name OF
the hTm, the Individual name of each member.
the value OF each members interest therein,
the aggregate value of the capital of the firm
and the location and character of the business
which statement must be sworn to and filed in
the Office OF the Collector of Customs prior to
the departure OF the Chinese whose photograph
is attached; failing In which the Collector of
Customs at san Francisco will not. upon return
OF said Chinese TO this country. allow him TO
land. JOHN II. WISE. Collector.
The morning call., 1894-03-31
in THE TEMPLES.
What Produces Israel's
Vitality.
Religion Is Not the Cause of Poverty,
and Its Tendency Is to
Oppose 1t.

Rabbi M. S. Levy took for the subject of
his lecture last evening at the Geary-street
temple ''Israeps Wonderful Vitality" and
mentioned some of the reasons why the
Hebrew people had preserved their iden-
tity during all the centuries folio wing their
dispersion from Judea.
THE wonderful vitality, physical vigor.
longevity and miraculous preservation
of the Jews" said the Rabbi, "in view of
the gigantic means which have been tried
for centuries to destroy or diminish their
influence can be traced to certain laws.
obedience to which has produced tie mar
yelous indestructibility of our race. These
laws are comprehended in three principles
which have become inherent virtues among
our people-bone of our bone and flesh of
our flesh. They are, moderation, purity
OF life. and charity"
Moderation in the enjoyments of life
formed the support that kept society to-
gether. said the speaker, and the very OBJ
]ect and purpose of the Mosaic code was to
lnculeate self-control. Bacchanalian or
gies were not a part of Jewish festivals
and IL was this moderation, this temper
ance in all things that had helped to make
the Jewish race strong. robust and health
full.
At Temple Emanuel. DR.. Voorsanger
spoke Oh the relation OF religion 10 pOv-
erty. After drawing vivid picture of the
suffering and want TO be found in every
large city, the speaker approached his sub
Ject with the question. us il Just to at
tribute all ills of society to religion p?
be maintained that religion was a con-
ditiOn, but that without the cooperation
of the world it was impossible for it to
attain the glorious objects for which il
strived. Religion was a leavening in
fiueuce. but this was only the beginning of
its work, for though the morning of
humanity has lasted forty centuries, the
nOontime has not yet appeared.
Religion was not the cause of poverty.
That was a condition which religion finds
in the world, and which it combated by
preaching the brotherhood of man, but il
was hin dered in its progress by all the
distractions which its enemies could place
in its path. But religion would finally
triumph. and when inequality had given
way to equality the condition to which
religion pointed would have become uni
versal.
"a question for every living jew"
which was discussed al the Mason-street
Synagogue by Rabbi Sonneschein, proved
to be the Questi n as TO whether Judaism
should abdicate in favor of the modern
systems of religion. While the speaker
found much 10 commend in the work done
by the religions of later origin, yet the
worship of Jehovah, as established 3400
years ago by the pulpits of Israel, he
thought, could not be supplanted by auy
other religion, and the work which it was
designed TO do could be accomplished by
no other.
The morning call., 1894-03-31
HIS DEADLY GUN.
EX- President HarriSOn'S
Bag of Geese.
The Distinguished Visitor Returns
From Napa With the Honors
of Game-Bird Shoot.

Pop! Bang!
Another to you. Mr.. HARRISON" said
Judge McKenna as the dogs brought big
gray goose TO the feet of the shooting
party.
Better sport here than on the other
side," remarked the ex-President. observ-
ing that some of the pellets had struck the
head of the bird.
The ex-President and party of friends
were enjoying little sport up in the
neighborhood Of Napa Soda Springs. The
distinguished visitor is an enthusiastic
sportsman, especially with the gun, and in
the East scored several successes with the
wary game birds. Now that he is devot-
ing his busy hours to teachings the young
idea how to shoot in future law courts, as
a professor at Palo Alto. he is delighted TO
be able to beguiie his leisure hours with
his favorite pastime.
Nothing pleases the manly ex-President
better than TO get into spOrtsmanlke toys,
a thick pair of boots, an old hat, and with
his trusty shotgun and plentiful supply
The morning call., 1894-03-31

sion TO call to the minds of California
ranch-owners the vast difference found in
the treatment of laborers here and else
where. he con tended that unless the men
were properly cared for-whicb, he
thought. they were lot in CalifOrnia-ther
indifference for the work in which they
are engaged would surely result disas-
trously to the empover.
Judge Siabler OF Yuba advocated high
priced labor as a means of securing good
results. He claimed that cheap, lnexperi-
enced men could not give the satisfa ctiun
which might be expected from well-paid
hands.
President Lelong then cited a number of
cases which had come to his notice while
travelling through the State in regard to
the treatment of farm labarers. From his
remarks it is quite evident that for the
most part California farmers take particu-
larly good care of their help. He cited one
case, where, on a large southern ranch,
each married man is provided with neat
The morning call., 1894-03-31

the first time IN the history of athletic
sports in California that the Canadian
national game Of lacrosse will be played
in this State.
The Canadian auxiliary committee has
been actively at work on a programme,
one feature of which will be a display of
fireworks in the evening. The Canadian
clubhouse will be open on that day.
The two teams from the north, in addi-
tions to Mondays game, will play on
Thursday and Saturday. The San Fran
cisco lacrosse team is practiclng to play
one game with the visitors.
Lacrosse, though barely forty years old
as white mans game, has, nevertheless,
been played by the Indians for many
years. In its old form whole tribes took
part. and with the curious looking sticks,
two in number. carried by each man and
spurred on to victory by the lashes of the
attendant squaws. whose duty it was to
urge on the tired or weak-hearted braves
in the pursuit of the ball, the game wsxed
fast and furious over the miles of prairies
in the northwestern portion of the CONT
nent.
The rules of play are multitudinous.
The first rule relates 70 the crosse ia
crosse which, it Is enacted. shall be
formed OF stick and gut. The stick is in
the form OF almost shepherds crook,
and is strung from the point OF the crook
To about halfway down the straight side
of the stick. Between that leading string
and the SICK are woven meshes, on which
the ball is deftly caught. retained or
thrown
The game calls for twelve men on side,
who are arranged and technically desig-
mated as follows: Goalkeeper. point, cover
point, three defense-felders. outside home
and the inside home. These, with a rhir-
teenth man as captain. Whe directs the
The morning call., 1894-03-31

ticipated will be in working order some
time in June.
10 arrive at an understanding as TO the
probable cost of these improvements the
Msrket-street Railway officials have re-
Gently received an estimate from an expert
as 10 the first cost of putting in the feeder
system for operating electric cars on the
present Park and Ocean dummy line. This
estimate states that to put IN a plant
capable of securing a relative speed of
twenty-one miles an hour, under a five
minute headway-or, in other words. with
the cars five minutes apart-wil cost ap-
proximately S21. 200. This estimate allows
carrying capacity of forty-four persons
to each car
The morning call., 1894-03-31
An Elegant Display.

The elegant newly furnished store at 332
Kearny street has been opened to-day as
a tirst-class mems iurnishing-goods estab-
lishment. The proprietor is II. E. Frank.
formerly OF the firm of Wolf tE Frank.
Goods were being rushed into The store
yesterday at a lively rate and the clerks
were kept busy for many hours in making
an artistic display out of the contents of
confusion of boxes. Notwithstanding the
immense amount OF work In sight Mr. Frank
was confident that by this morning every
thing would be in order and the establish
ment would present an appearance unsur-
passed by any other on the street. This
is the pr0prieter's way of doing things.
his reputation in the trade has long been
established and NOW that he has gone into
business alone he intends not only to have
the handsOmest store, but the finest line of
goods in his line in the city. A large stock
has been purchased in the East and 1t en-
braces all the latest styles and best goods
in the market. London and New York
styles will be displayed as fast as they
make their appearance in those cities
Mr.. Franks old patrons will find him al
ways abreast OF the timesx
IT at Y e. ~ %, ~ rrf.
The morning call., 1894-03-31
HORTICULTURISTS MEET.
They Discuss the Labor Question in
California.

At meeting of the State Horticultural
Society held yesterday afternoon, A. L..
Bancroft read an interesting paper on the
condition Of the labor market in Caifor-
MIA as compared with that of the East
He held that as a consequence of the re-
cent fnan cialIstringency and general de-
preston in agricultural Industries, the
standard wages of the California farm
labOrer had decreased to a remarkable ex-
tent. The average Eastern Farmland had
heretofore received from 20 to 80 per cent
less than those on this coast, while now
both stood on about an equal footing He
conteDded that the present condition in
this respect might never resume its former
ASPECT. and that 70 cents or 81 per day will
hereafter be considered standard
throughout the United States.
In this connection the speaker took occa-
The morning call., 1894-03-31
NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT
And a Scholastic System That
Promises Much.
ALL ARE WELL AT THE ISLAND.
Healthy and Wise COIonists Who
Are Not Wealthy, bat Quite
Happy and Contented.

Seamen. that never forget. perhaps re-
member Captain Christensen; his brig.
the Pitcairn, visited this coast one wear
ago, but it did not stay very long, being
delegated 10 call here only 10 secure pro-
visions and articles of clothing for the
Pitcairn Islands and then to return with
out delay TO the Eastern, Pacific Arch-
pelsgo.
Thursday night a little white vessel
sailed past Fort Point. dropping anchor
of Green-street wharf. It was the mis-
sioDary brig, sure enough, still in COM
mend of Captain Christian sen, and having
On board DO less an important parsonage
than President Mccoy, lineal descendant of
Bo'sun Mccoy. mutineer Of the Bounty.