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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

Ohio, in 1871. He is the son of a farmer.
In early life his family removed to Mis-
souri,, where he graduated from the State
University. In 1864 he was admitted to
the practice of law. Shortly afterward
he removed to New Mexico, and during
the first year of his residence there was
elected to the Legislature. President
Johnson appointed him to the position of
United States Attorney for the Territory,
an office which he held till his election to
the Forty-third Congress in 1872. He
served two terms. Mr.. Elkins was ap-
pointed Secretary of War by President
Harrison. and since the close of Harri-
sons term, has been d~evoting his atten-
ton to his railroad and coal interests.
His wife is a daughter of Senator Henry
G. Davis, of West Virginia. Mr.. Elkins
is several times a millionaire.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
of COMPANIONS.

OF companions.
He represented the United States
Government on the Antietam Board,
and when the Commissioners from any
state are ready to 60 to the battlefield
to locate the positions of the regi-
ments from their state it is his duty to
accompany them.
"One night after the war" said he,
as he tilted his chair back against the
wall in the little hotel at Sharpsburg,
after a day spent in walking over the
battlefield, II attended q little party of
those I had known at West Point.
Burnside was there, with whom l had
roomed at school, and 80 was Sherman,
next whom I sat during the evening.
Sherman and I fought our battles over
again, but at one point something I
said made him break out with, But
you damned rebels did so and So
Damned rebelsv said I. II there are
any two persons on Gods earth who
ought to get down on their knees three
times every day, and thank the Lord
that there we're any damned rebels,
you and Grant sre the ones. II il
hadn't been for NJ damned rebels
You would still be teaching school and
Grant would be tanning leather"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

as an estimate. and many others whl...
1t would be impossible for him to fur!
nish unless lie We're an expert book.
keeper. !.
Should the farmer desire to appeal
against the amount Of his taxation, the
time wherein he can appeal or lodge q
claim for the repayment of o portion of
his tax Is very limited. The tax col.
lector. however, is allowed at least six
wherein to consider such claims
and make repayments, SO that II the
FARMER be compelled to pay unjustly
any amount in excess Of what the law
properly demands, he may make up his
mind that fully Il year will elapse be-
fore he II any refund. These are
a few of the incidents Of nm income
tax. which IS and must be always a
necessity and part of a policy of free
trade.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
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War Ships Built Abroad.

1t is reported from Washington thar
Congress will probably pass an appro-
priation authorizing the construction
OF three new ships Of war for the
American navy. This will be interest
ing news to the owners of foreign ship
yards because, should the Fithian bill
become law, there will be nothing to
prevent the construction Of vessels for
the American navy in any other coun-
try. The United States Treasury may
thus be enabled to save a little IL
which it sorely needs just now, by
placing these contracts abroad where
labor is so much cheaper than IN the
United States. Any question of protec-
ton to American labor, or to the Amer
lean shipbuilding industry, will not be
considered by the present administra-
ton, which is devoid even of American
pride.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
w BRAVE GIRLS
Who Helped to rescue Eighteen Shin.
wrecked Norwegians.

Who Helped to Rescue Eighteen Ship.
wrecked Norwegians.
The Norwegian Government will short
ly take steps to reward in Il suitable man-
ner Captain Robert Broadbent, of the
life-saving station at Santa Rosa Island.
Fla, and his two brave daughters for say
ing the lives of eighteen persons on a
shipwrecked Norwegian vessel tivemonths
ago.
The Santa Rosa station is located six
miles from Pensacola on Il sand reef
forty-three miles long and varying from
400 yards to a mile in width. The sta
ton is in charge of Capt. Broadbent. who
resides on the island with his wife and
four daughters. One stormy night in
August last the Keepers watchful eye
discovered n vessel stranded a few miles
west of the station. The life-saving crew
was not on duty, and the only help avail
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Slack, the Scotch

intention of deserving at the first op-
portunity. When on picket guard at
the river, therefore, he pretended to
battle, and beng a good swimmer,
dexterously struck out for the Vir-
ginia shore. When midway, the rogue
turned and shouted: "Good bye.
boys; I'm bound for Dixie!' "Come
back, or we'll shoot!" answered the
guard, SHOOT and be -, you white
livered nigger-thieves," shouted Black,
and in the midst of q shower Of Minnie
balls he reached his destination. He
entered at once the Confederate ranks,
and proved an active fighter. During
the battle he performed many feats Of
daring and at night formed one of q
corporal's guard who escorted a full
company OF captured Federals off the
holly contested ground. AS Black
was laughing and joking, the captain
OF the Federals remarked to him:
Il ought to know that voice!--is
that you, Black?"
That's me" loosely replied the
renegade Scotchman. Il couldn't
stay with you, you see it wasn't be-
cause 1 feared to fight, but I like to
fight in the right cause always"
Singular enough, Black was escort
ing his old company, officers aud all.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
sand what did Sherman say to thatfS

And what dbl Sherman say to thatf1
was asked.
He slapped me on the back and,
said, with q hearty laugh, "That il So
The General lighted o fresh cigar.
cite and continued:
Il met Gen. Grant q few days after
that, and, in the course of our talking,
he said to me-: DO you remember the
time, years ago, when / came near
breaking your neck?" I replied: Il
suppose you refer to the time when
you took me out riding in 80, to show
me your fast horse, and an accident
threw us both out, and you fell on
your head and shoulders"
That was the time,' said Gen.
Grant.
DO you know what have thought
of it since?' I asked him.
NO
Well, I have wished a hundred
times since that you had broken your
neck
"That accident" added Gen. Heth.
illustrated Gen. Grants character.
He was considerably hurt. but he in
sisted on completing the trip, and we
went out a few miles and visited two
or three classmates we had known at
West Point. In referring to this in
1868 Grant added: DO you remember
when we got there, those fellows didn't
offer us anything to drink?'
The conversation finally drifted on
to the subject of Gettysberg.
Il suppose" said Gen. Heth, shat /
was responsible for that battle being
fought at that point. I was at East
town with my division, when / learned
that there o lot Of shoes at Gettysburg.
l directed n of my c~oionels to take
his regiment and go there and get
them. He went part way and then
came back and reported that he had
heard drums beating near the village
and was sure that some of the Yankees
wvre there. My division needed the
shoes, so I took my command and
started over there to get them, but
met your cavalry on the way and oul
fighting led to reinforcements being
brought up on both sides, and finally,
of the battle being fought there,
where it HAD not been anticipated"
Lee, then, was not ready or anxious
for the fight"
Lee never needed urging or asking.
he was always more ready than his
officers, v Jackson. If he thought
there was half a chance he did not
have to be urged to have us go in it."
New York Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
IN r

The most evident effect of free trade
Is the increase in III imports. When
the present tariff law was under dis
cussion the advocates of the bill freely
admitted that, in order to supply suffi-
cient revenue, an increase in imports
would be necessary. They claimed that
we would pay for our increased i'm
ports with increased exports. Facts
have not justified their assumption.
The German bill closed our manufac-
tories, paralyzed our industries and
tremendously reduced the volume of
our production. Instead Of paying for
our imports with our export products
we are paying for them in gold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Our Battle Flags.

O~A . ASA
Nothing but flaks-but simple flags,
TAttered and torn. hanging In rags:
We walked beneath with careless tread,
Nor think Of hosts OF mighty dead
WhO've trod beneath in days rome by,
With burning check and eager eye.
And bathei the folds in ltfe's red tide,
And dying blessed, and blessing. dead.
Nothing but fags-they're bathed in tears;
They tell OF triumphs, hopes and fears;
OF mothers prayers for boy away,
That he return some coming day.
Silent, they speak. and tears will start;
We see them now with aching heart,
And think OF those who're ne'er forgot;
Their flags came home-why come they notS
Nothing but f1ags-we hold our breath
And view with W those types OF death.
Nothing but flags. yet thoughts will come,
The heart must pray, though lips be dumbl
Iney re sacred, pure; We see no stain
in those loved flags. come home again.;
Baptized in blood, our purest. best,
Fattered and torn, they're now at rest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
The Best

1t Is a well-known fact that among
mill men that young American rollers
and others have quite recently pro-
duced better work and larger Quanti-
ties in a given time than foreigners
working their eight hours shift with
the same furnaces and machinery, and
1t Is useless for any prospective man.
ufacturers to imagine that a crew of
foreigners is a necessity In a tin MILL
The Iron and Trade Review.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

mere are doubtless other books ana
manuscripts of equal value in the dust
and dark that should be carefully pre-
served. 1t would be a good thing for
congress to employ some man who
knows all about such things to so through
the nies and select the chaff from the
wheat. The rubbish can so to the paper.
MILL out the important records should be
arranged for preservation. As it is now.
every new clerk that comes in, and
changes are made frequently, overhauls
the niles and makes the room he needs
ny throwing out what he considers use.
less.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
The Income Tax at Work.

While the American farmer Is busily
engaged in making q statement of the
valuation Of his property and his stock,
SO as to be ready for the income tax
collector. who is as necessary an evil
in this country under the policy Of free
trade as he is in England, It may con-
sole the American farmer to learn that
his brother farmer In England has been
receiving q little Christmas gift In the
shape of a revised circular concerning
the income tax In that country.
There the tax is payable on January
/. a sort Of New Years gift which the
farmer Is compelled to disgorge as his
tribute toward free trade. There the
farmer has the option Of being taxed at
a rate Of 6 cents in the pound upon the
actual value-that Is, the rental value
of his land, although he may decide to
be taxed as an ordinary trader upon his
average profits during three preceding
years. In the latter case an examina-
ton of his accounts during that period
is necessary, SO as to show the farmers
exact position.
During his leisure moments the
farmer here, as well as IN England,
should take a course In bookkeeping.
II he is not already an expert In that
necessary branch of business. We are
not aware of the exact form in which
the farmers must make their returns
in this country, but in England a blank
balance sheet is prepared and distrib-
uted for the farmers to fill out, reQuir-
ing many items and particulars which
the average farmer could only furnish
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

Sparkill, \. V, and
Il handsome nlonu-
lmcnt will soon be
erected over the
spot. The widow of
the famous Path
finder who was tho
Republican party's
first candidate for
President. is now
about 20 years of
age and is living in
Los Angeles with
her daughter. Mrs.
Fremont was the
dnDphtnr If Thomas
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

the weather bureau,
was indicted $ O IN e
years ago for fors-
ing vouchers by
which the Govern
ment was robbed of
8 several hundred
thousand dollars. He
managed to escape
before his trial and
lived in New York
under a false name
until last November.
when he was arrest
ed by a detective
l
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Loss Of

The returns of the bank clearin;,s
throughout the United States during
1894 show that they were the smallest
since 1855, proving that the business Of
the country retrogressed IA decade last
year under the threat and Inauguration
of q policy Of free trade. The total
clearings during this period are as FOL
lows.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Lower Wages Make Trouble.

Men do not mind working side by
side with each other, no matter what
their nationality, when established
conditions Of wages and labor are not
placed in jeopardy thereby. The re-
fusal of the men at Homestead to work
with a contingent Of Hungarians was
because the latter were introduced for
the purpose of d~emoralizing the wage
scale, not because they were Hunga.
rianS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

who had shortly before been dismissed
from the secret service force. 1t is said
that Howgate's whereabouts have been
known to the Government authorities for
several years, but for some mysterious
reason he was permitted to remain at
large, although a reward of $1,000 was
offered for his arrest. Drummond learned
Howgate's fictitious lame and location
while he was in office, and rs soon as he
was dismissed from the service arrested
him in order to secure the reward. The
fraudulent vouchers, upon which the in
dictment was found, have disappeared
from the files of the treasury, and the
District Attorney has been unable to
find n trace of them. Nor is he able
to discover who is responsible for their
disappearance. There are whispers to the
effect that the regulations of certain men
Of high position, both dead and living.
are involved in the case, although no
names have been publicly mentioned, and
it is not believed that the District At
torney will be able to convict even How
gate for lack of evidence. 1t may be
shown that he did not enjoy the results
of his frauds alone, although the infu-
ence of those implicated may prevent the
real truth from being disclosed, and will
certainly prevent any one from being
punished.
Relics in the Rubbish.
In the fle-room and document-rooms at
the Capitol, secreted under piles Of use
less Government publications and the ac-
%cumnlated dust of years. lie many pre-
cious papers and books. whose existence
ia forgotten, or at least is unknown. Not
long ago one of the file clerks of the
House of Representatives found eight
autograph letters of Washington in the
midst of a pile of old records which his
superior officer thought he might just us
well get rid Of"
At another time he discovered in a
~pigeon-hoie the original of the letter
Martha Washington wrote in response to
a resolution declaring it to be the sense
of Congress that the father of his country
should be buried in the crypt of the Capt.
tol, in which she gives her objections to
that plan. Last summer the assistant IL
brarian of the Senate discovered on the
top of q bookcase in a dark store-room a
dozen volumes of official reports that
could not be duplicated for love or money.
and were supposed to be out Of existence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

IstUrT1tVT u I oTf1st
Benton. the famous United States Sena-
tor, and was born in Virginia. She be-
came Mrs. Fremont when a mere girl and
was so closely identified with the adven-
lures and aspirations Of the young ex-
plorer, soldier and politician that "I're-
mont and Jessie" became the r~allying cry
when Fremont ran for President.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Gunboat Was q Dunn my

MAN who
lives in JEFF
t 9 s onville.
t ellis t Ii i 3
story of the
war: cts a
Joke" said
'he, "but it
cost the Con-
~federacy =
cool Co.,
700. The
Confa1aratea
had s u n k
and captur-
ed the Fed
eral monitor
Indianola at
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Uses New

The President of the United States A.
ways uses new money. He never gets
any old notes, except in change when
making purchases. His salary is paid
nim IN installments of 81. 1866 each on
the last day of every month, and the treas
urer always make it a point to send him
notes OF the latest issue. Mr.. Cleveland.
as his predecessors have done, keeps a
private bank account with Riggs & Co.,
and makes a deposit regularly the first
OF every month. reserying enough from
his salary to pay current expenses and
setting a good example by putting the rest
aside for a rainy day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
The Reason Why.

Disturbances of labor and much des-
titution at Homestead, Braddock, Du
Bots, Reynoldsville, Haverhill and
many other places In the Eastern and
Middle States indicate how seriously
the lower wage scale is pressing upon
the labor Of the country. The German
free-trade tariff Is now in full opera
ton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
SOLDIERS STORIES.
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.

Graphic Account of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed ON tho battlefield and In
Camp-vctersns Of the Rebellion Recite
Experiences Of . Thrilling Nature.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

CeedS from the sale or bonds last NOveni-
Der been exhausted, and the reserve fund
depleted way below the danger line, but
the gold coin in the treasury has been re-
duced to about SD, 100000, and the diff
erence between that amount and the to-
tai of gold is represented by bullion
bricks of uncoined metal. When the first
bond issue was ordered last January
there was $6o,G5O.175 in gold in the
vaults. In November, when the Presi-
dent issued the second loan, it had again
dropped to $57 1861, 100. Friday the re-
serve fund was officially stated to be
$5S.I2L,0O0.
1t has taken just about q year to ex-
haust the $11G,GOO,0OO Of gold that has
been borrowed by the Government to
meet the difference between its revenues
aEd expenditures, leaving the treasury in
a worse condition than it was before. be-
cause the annual interest charge has been
increased indefinitely at the rate of
$55,S0O,0OO. OF the $4,000, 900 in gold
that was brought into the treasury by the
sale of bonds it is estimated that $76.0OO.-
1856 has been shipped to Europe and $4O,-
100000 concealed in the vaults of banks
and trust companies, the tin boxes of
Fp'tuAotOAS XIV tiIiIu pcOlIc dlu tIIe
stockings of misers, who expect to see
gold at a premium soon. There has been
u deficit of $44,5OO 900 in the public rev.
enues during the FIVE months past, and
even the most %sanguine student of tinan-
ciai affairs will not venture a prediction
that this condition will soon improve. In
the meantime the gold in the Bank of
England has increased from $126, $4,000
on Jan. %. 1894. to SIG, 10000 on Jan.
% 1895. and in the Bank of France from
$40, $4,000 to $421, 100000.
Senator Aldrich believes that "A bill au-
thorizing the issue of treasury certifi-
Gates or exchequer bills from time to
time in order to cover temporary deficien-
Cies in the revenue can be carried through
the Senate as a separate measure, but
other members believe that action will
finally be taken by means of amendments
attached in the Senate to the sundry civil
appropriation bin. A provision for Il bond
issue at a lower rate and for a shorter
term than under existing law might possi-
bly, be carried as part Of an appropriation
bill, although some of the Republican
Senators doubt whether such a PROPOSE
ton could receive q majority in both
houses or would be allowed by the silver
men TO pass the Senate.
Expect a Sensation.
A sensation is expected when the How
gate case comes to trial. Capt. Howgate
of the army, formerly assistant chief of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
What the Rebels We're Good For.

a good story
is improved by be-
ing we'll told, and
Gen. Heth of Con-
federate fame not
possesses a
of interesting
Incidents, but can
them, be-
" 9 Q cigarette
pufs, in q way that
q k Q 9 him the
most entertaining
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07

able was the captains two buxom daugh-
ters, Isabella. aged 16, and Sarah, aged
13. With the aid of these two brave
girls the captain manned the beach APP
paratus and FASTENED to the scene. The
life line was shot aboard the vessel with
all possible haste. and eighteen lespairins
and frightened people were landed and
conveyed to a place of safety. The young
ladies' labored heroically, and although
the task was Nh arduous II they never
faltered until the work Of rescue was COM
pleted. After the shipwrecked people
were landed on terra firma the vessel
sank, The wrecked craft proved to be the
Norwegian bark Catharine.
Many u mans gravest mistake has
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
Elastic Wages Wanted.

While the free trade party in Con-
gress is ~endeavoring to make the peo-
pie believe that a demand exists for 4
change in our currency 81 stem, 1t is
well to remember hat the present sys-
ten has been in force for q long term
Of years, and that it was In force in
1892. the period Of greatest prosperity
In American history. 1t is true that the
people-the wage-earners in particular
are in need Of a currency that will be
elastic enough to make the dollar which
they only earn now have the same Dur-
chasing power as the two dollars that
they were earning a few years ago
under protection. The trouble with
the Treasury Department is not 50
much with the currency as with its rev.
enue system, which would again be
adequate to meet It's expenditures If
protection were restored. The present
administration and the free trade con
gress. while not caring In the least
whether the w~age-earners of the u
try were busy or idle. have forgotten
all along to take into consideration the
fact that the idleness of the people
means the absence of prosperity for the
country, which in it's turn must affect
the condition of the national treasury.
Restore protection, and thereby restore
circulation of currency among the
wage-earners and a sufficiency of funds
for our national requirements.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
STEVE ElklNS.

Nominated by Republicans of West
Virginia for Senator.
Stephen b. Elkins. of West Virginia.
whom the Republicans have nominated
to succeed United States Senator J. n,
Camden, was born in Perry County.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-07
WIDOW OF THE PATHFINDER"
HelDniect of the Republican Party's
First Candidate for President.

The remains of General John G.. Ere
mont were recently laid in their last rest
ing place in KOckland Cemetery. nnar