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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE.
Destitution ia n Nebraska Family
Leads to a Double Suicide.

Destitution in n Nebraska Family
Leads to n Double Suicide.
As q result Of restitution and their
HELPLESS situation among hundreds Of
starving people. John Harris and wife,
living near Paxton, Neb., committed sui
eide with Il razor. Mrs. Harris was
found lying on the bed entirely nude, with
her throat cut from ear TO ear, and the
bedclothing saturated with blood. John
Harris, the husband. was found lying on
the floor near the foot of the bed with his
throat likewise cut. The couple had only
moved to their present place a month ago.
The house in which they lived was a sod
dugout, situated seven miles southwest Of
Paxton. The surroundings Of the place
went to show that the pair were in very
poor circumstances. No motive can be
given for the deed except that the wife
was expecting soon 20 become a mother
and was on the verge of starvation and
suffering. They were probably too proud
to beg. The following letter was found,
written by the husband in a clear md
steady hand:
"Dear Old Parcnts-We have decided
to end our lives together. Ida took sick
before daylight and it is now Z o'clock.
Ida cut her throat and / cut mine. I
would give the world to see my poor old
father and mother. 1t seems like a year
since / saw any of my folks"
The country round about Paxton has
produced good crops in times past, and
will undoubtedly do SO again. but the
failure in 1893 and again in 1894 was al
most complete, and the situation is most
pitiable. Among the different families in
Keith County now in n state of destitu-
ton there are between 800 and 600 chill
dren. The commissioners confess their
inability to cope with the situation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
Selling Steel to Europe.

Selling Stecl 10 EUROPE
In competition with German, French
and English steel works the American
Bethlehem works have secured 4
100000 contract for armor plate. It
will not do, however, to ssum that
an average m plate may be made
cheaper in the United States than in
the countries named. The Bethlehem
works have q process Of hardening
plates which competing works do not
possess. The Russian government Is
contracting for what is known as Har-
veyized armor, q kind that it cannot
procure in Europe. But the fact that
an American steel-plate mandatory
can turn out better plates than can be
made in the old countries is a demon
stration Of the wisdom of the protect
i've policy. Under free-trade rule we
should have been buying steel armor
of Europe. Now we are selling steel
armor to Europe. If the rule of buying
a thing where it could be made at the
least cost had been followed, we should
have had no steel works at all. The
success we have made in this steel in
dustry should confirm the Government
in its policy Of protecting the ship
building industry. The rule Of buying
ships where they car be bought at the
least cost would be as destructive to
the ship-building industry as the same
rule would have been applied years
ago to the steel industry.-San Fran
cisco Call.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

Bloomingdale asylum. This actor had q
knack of always pleasing his audience,
whether by word or gesture. His wit
was clean and quick, and was due partly
to his Celtic origin. His failing mind and
Incarceration was n cause of deep regret
to thousands Of his admirers. Seaman
wrote quite a number of popular songs.
molly o" was the one that had the
greatest vogue. Scanlan's career has
been a strangely romantic one. When a
boy he was a boot-black in New York. and
here he first displayed his talent by anus
ing his patrons. When the dreadful NAL
ady came on him he was the leading
Irish comedian in America.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

10r enough to pay the attorneys fees.
Inc Claims which arc accompanied by the
spurious security IRE Us follows: Ameri-
can Mortgage Trust Company, London.
Bedford investors, $2OO.OOO; Belfast in.
SMestors, $4,000; Glasgow, Scotland.
$@oO,oOO; Huddersield, Eng. $1OO, 600:
: >. Pagan, Brooklyn, $4,000; W. 8.
Johnson. London, $4,000: real estate
frauds In Yankton, $7s.OOO; total, ST..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
Congress to Legislate Sunday.

The law compelling Congress to ad-
journ sine die at noon on March 4 will
compel that body to legislate on Sunday
this year. Our national lawmakers will
remain in session all Saturday night and
pretty much of Sunday. There will be nm
interim for sleep. From Sunday after
noon both branches will remain in con-
tinuous session until moon of the follow
ing day. This was the case at the close
Of the Fiftieth Congress, during Harri-
sons administration, and also at the close
Of the short session during Hayes ad-
ministration.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

Gallagher off to the Twenty-second Pre-
clnct police station. Several OF. the DO
licemen were cut by flying stones and
pieces of brick, but none seriously. The
n~eighborhood is now patrolled by a strong
force OF police. In this instance pots.
pan kettles and other household goods
were hurled at the police from the win
dows of houses in the neighborhood, and
boiling water was thrown from the upper
floors.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
The Same Old Smell.

The tariff part Of Mr.. Cleveland's
message has the same camphor ball
aroma that is so prominent a feature
of the tariff speeches of Mr.. William
E. Russell, of Massachusetts. The fact
that Mr.. Russell spent a good part Of
the fall at Buzzard's Bay is another
suspicious circumstance. - The New
York Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
Could Not Digest 1t,

The leaven (of tariff reform) didn't
have time to work and soured on the
stomachs of the people.-Birmingham
(Ala.) Age-Herald.
That's so, and they spewed it up at
once. 1t was too nauseous to digest
and it will never again be tasted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

Edward ]. Phelps, ex-Minister to Eng
land, has returned to New Haven to re-,
sumo his course Of lectures before the
Yale law students.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
The Only Avenues Open.

F~ree-traders, as a proof OF the benef-
cent effects of the Walker tariff Of 1916,
are accustomed to speak Of the number
of miles Of railroad built during the
years from 1916 to 1860. They tell us
it was the time of the opening up Of the
great West. They might as well say
that the discovery Of gold in California
was the result of the Walker tariff.
Those very things which they cite-viz.,
the building Of many miles Of railroad
and the opening up Of the West-show
the reason why the panic was delayed
until 1857 instead Of following on the
heels Of tariff reform, as did the panic
Of 1893. In the years following the
Walker tariff, men who were thrown
out Of employment went into the unde-
veloped West rs miners or as pioneers;
they found work in the construction of
railroads. While these avenues of en-
ployment were open the panic was
warded of. In these present days Of
tariff reform our workingmen have no
such refuge, but tramp u streets
searching for work. These have been
the only emu recently open to them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
The Issue in Every State.

The voters Of the United States had
but one thought in view, and that was
to express at the polls their belief and
their strengthened faith in the prin-
ciples Of Protection to American indus
tries. They had tasted of the results Of
the Change for which they were de-
ceived into voting in 1892, and they had
already had a surfeit. They long since
realized what Free Trade, disguised as
Tariff reform meant, and they await
ed with Impotence the opportunity to
go to the polls. The enormous ma
j~orities cannot be attributed to local
causes. The issue in every State was
made upon the Tariff question. and the
verdict Of the people is that they are
not only opposed to any further Tariff
revision, but that they are opposed to
the German bill.-Wilmington, Del,
Morning News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
The Verdict Of the Polls.

The people have spoken In emphatic
condemnation OF Democratic policies
and practices. Congressman who stood
squarely upon the Democratic platform
have gone down with those who re-
pudiated it Wilson. the chief advocate
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
Figures, Not Theories,

Figures, Not Theories.
The advocates of the Fithian free
ship bill keep hammering away with
their deliberate falsehoods that foreign
Governments pay no subsidies to their
respective steamship lines, or if any
are paid that they in no way affect thu
successful operations Of their owners
who make money out of their steam.
ships merely because they have free
ships and can have them built any.
where.
AS another incontrovertible argument
to these theorizers we again submit
facts and give them on a foreign au.
thority, that of the president of the
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuild-
ors in Scotland, who, in his inaugural
address, said: '"The total sun of sub
sides paid by Great Britain, France.
Germany, Russia and Italy is $685.
S65, of which Great Britain pays near
ly 20 per cent"
Now let us see what effect subsidies
paid by foreign Governments have up
on the earnings of foreign steamship
companies and their dividends. and we
submit the amount of dividends de-
cared by two French, n German anl
three English steamship companies il
n year, as follows:
Dividends
Company. declared.
French Transatlantic. ...... 100000
Messaeeries Maritimes. ....... 100000
North German Lloyd. ........ 10000
Peninsular and Oriental. ...... $780, 900
Cunaru $500
Royal Mail Packet Company. 1,51O
Three Of these companies do not run
their steamers to the United States
the Messageries Maritimes, Peninsular
and Oriental, and Royal Mail Packet
Company-but they are given merely
as examples to show the effect of sub
sides upon steamer traffic to other
parts of the world, as we'll as to the
United States. Now, let us see the
amount of subsidies paid to these diff
ferent companies in the same year:
Subsidies
Company. paid.
French Transatlantic. .......$2.231,6OO
Messageries Maritimes. ...... 2.77O,OOO
->oIlI ocl u 1/lo u. .ssssss AsloosoOo
Penins,ilar and Oriental. .....*1. 100000
Cunard '25O.OU
Royal Mail Packet Company. 100000
*The British Admiralty paid in addi-
ton SCI, 745 to the p. and o. Line and
$67, 500 to the Cunard Line.
A simple sum in subtraction will
show how the accounts of these foreign
steamship companies would have stool
with their free ships and without sub
sides. Deducting the amount of the
dividends declared from the subsidies
paid and we find that, without a sub
sidy, the balance OF the wrong side of
the ledger for the years operations
would have stood as follows:
Debit balance
Company. without subsidy.
French Transatlantic. ..... 1871 600
Messageries Maritimes. ...... 2,17O,OOO
North German Lloyd. ........ 10000
peninsular and Oriental. -. 1,001,OO 0
Cunard Line. ............. 21o,43O
Royal Mail Packet Company. AS, 400
This was the result of free ships
built by the cheapest possible labor,
manned by the cheapest paid sailors
and without Government subsidies.
What would the result be if we had
the same free ships and paid higher
wages to the officers and crew? Simply
a larger deficit in the years balance
sheet.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
AVIu tut
year s132, 7o4, roo S156. 445, s75 SIPS, GAG, 400

Total for
year sl32, 7o4, 700 S156. 445,s75 SIPS, 24G, 400
"A glance at the table will show how
much less the losses of 1894 are than
those of 1893 or even 1892. When the in
crease in insurable value in the country,
ana particularly the decided and general
advances in fire insurance rates. is con-
sidered, it is not strange that the fire in
surance statements now being published
should confirm our predictions of last
month as to liberal profits.
"A large portion of the fire loss of the
country is preventable, but there is a de-
plorable apathy of public sentiment upon
this point. In spite of the fact that this
apathy is responsible for fire loss and re-
sultant expensive Insurance., poor or
crooked fire marshals are permitted to be
appointed, political combines" sell in
efficient water works to municipalities, fire
chiefs get a commission on rotten hose
and defective engines, incendiaries are
covertly admired, if not applauded, as
Slick electric wires are recklessly in
stalled, and worse h careless insurance
companies insure suspected trebugs and
dangerously constructed property
Fully half the fire loss of the United
States is chargeable to the combination Of
carelessness and crime, and a proper UNI
derstanding of this fact by the masses
would result in some reform at least.
Who can doubt what the effect would be
IL the factors which make insurance cost
ly were given with their respective pro-
portions in detail in the agents bill in
stead Of the mere lump sum of the
premium? Surprising for a $40 premium
the bill ran:
70 natural and unpreyentable hazard. - 90
To unavoidable iDcendiarism. ........ IS
To crooked or incompetent fire mar
To dishonesty in purchasing fire ap-
To political job in water-works. 49,. so
To recklessness of electrical COM
10 carelessness Of underwriters. 49,. 10
10 taxes given away to exempt fire.
TO other State or local taxes or fees. Is
To poor or corrupt building inspectors ~
To owners not enforcing care In build
ing zo
lOtdl ~
Were every premium payer to have the
cost Of his insurance analysed for him,
just as he was paying his premium, the
needed reduction in fire loss would soon
be brought about by d wav of public sem
timent. 1t is wonderful how What might
be called the "wrongness of a wrong
stirs the righteous zeal of the populacs
when the nerve running from the pocket
to the moral sense is agitated at its lower
extremity. If every male citizen in the
United States were this month openly
and specifically subjected to a tax of 81
to make up for the unnecessary fire loss
of 1894 there would be a general move in
the direction of reducing the fire waste to
reasonable proportions.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
DYING IN A

W. J. Seaman, Once a Leading Come.
dian, Is Now Near Unto Death.
VIM. J.. Seaman, who was a universal
favorite on the vaudeville stage, is report
ed to be Mt the point of death ut White
Plains insane asylum, New York. He
first began to show signs of paretic in
sanity two years ago, and was sent to
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
INSURANCE

Aosses by Fire In the United states
for the Year 1894,
Inc Journal Of Commerce and CONNER.
GA! Bulletin says: The fire loss of the
Cnlted States and Canada for the month
OF december, Us estimated from our
uuily Mes. amounts to $1O,321, 600, and
the total for the year il therefore SIPS
14o,4Vo. The following comparative
taole exhibits the losses by months:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
SHIP FALLACY.
FOREIGN COMPANIES WITHOUT
SUBSIDIES.

Facts Submitted to Controvert the
Argument of the Theorizers-ver-
dict Of the People at the Polls Voiced
Their Views on the Tariff.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
Want Their RiUhts.

Labor's old friends again demand
Protection and relief;
Theyhave just rights in this free land.
The ''poor law will be brief.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
For Foreign Manufacturers.

MI. Retired Wilson has stated that
under Protection the Government re.
ceived little and the protected indus
tries much, while under Tariff Re-
FORM the protected industries received
little and the Government much. Mrl
Wilson was right in one part Of his
statement. American industries do rei
ceive little under Tariff Reform" They
receive nothing, in fact. So far, in
deed, nobody in this country seems to
be getting anything out of Tariff Re-
form" The Government is running
behind every day, our people have been
out Of work and our industriesNre at Il
standstill. The only ones who seem.
far, to have succeeded in getting my
thing out of Tariff Reform are the
foreign manufacturers and exporters,
judging by the statistics Of our increas.
ed imports.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

of President Cleveland's idea of tariff
reform, is left at home, as are dozens OF
those who believe in takin: their free
trade well adulterated with protection
to favored interests. The verdict of the
polls cannot be taken as condemnation
only Of Democratic departure from
Democratic principles. 1t is strong con-
domination Of the principles themselves.
1t is unmistakable Endorsement Of the
Republican idea of protection to Amer@
lean industries Troy IN. " Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24

*The British Admiralty paid in addi-
ton SCI 745 to the p. and o. Line and
SCI, 500 to the Cunard Line.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08
J,;vernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Sept. 7.-12:3o D. m.-Demand limited; prices firm; American midding, 4Ad. Sales, 5000 bales. of which 4G00 were American; speculation and export, 500 bales. Receipts, 2OU bales, Of which 70 were American.
 Futures opened steady; demand moderate.
 American middling and low midding clause uuotations:
 September and October de-
 livery ......-......-.......a lo-o9u October and November de-
 livery ...................-. l5-64d November and December
 delivery. ........4 15-64dd4 16-64d December and January de-
 livery ........ ............4 17-64a January and February de-
 livery. -..1 HUI 9 Ao-ot4 February and March deliv.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08
Sun's Cotton Review.

New York, Sept. 7.-The Suns cotton re-
 Cotton advanced to 10 points and then reacted. but became stronger again and closed steady at a net advance of points. vanced 1-32d on the spot and points for future delivery, closing steady, New or leans advanced to p, points, In lost 5 i, to net advance up to o'clock of to points. The receipts at New Orleans on Monday are estimated at 20OO bales. possibly 25OO bales, against 737 bales last Monday and 52S0 on the same day last year.. Houston received 1901 bales. against 16$o this day last week GIGS bales, against 1291 bales this day last week and 9s94 bales this day last year.
 The weather at the south was generally clear. The signal service predicted fair weather and east winds for western Texas and fair weather in eastern Texas, and fair weather, preceded by showers, in the eX- treme northern portion, with east winds prevailing. In southwestern Texas the Mexican weevil is said to be doing great in jury. Heavy rains were reported at Paris, ported heavy rains. No rain fell in south southern and central Texas is declared to be 50 per cent less than that of last year. In Texas there is a large demand for parls cotton here was steady and unchanged, with sales of Al bales for spinning. The southern spot markets s were were ari steariy iron, he south are less favorable; that rain has fallen in almost all section during the week in the interior, that Iile pIeclpildlioi nao been excessive; that worms and shedding are claimed to have done much injury to the crop in Texas. In portions of Alabama, Nississippi Tennessee and Arkansas dam age is renorted to have resulted from sim liar causes, as well as from an excess of de- ficiency in moisture. Picking is now pro- gressing well at many points.
 The total worlds visible supply is now 22S9, ,549 bales including 20ll,349 American: against total at this time last year or 1913, ,SSS, of which 1,523, 6S8 were Amer1ean The total of this crop in sight since sep ember is 34, 191 bales, agains total at thls time last season of 56. 191 bales. The exports from the ports since September 1 have reached 5712 bales, against G23 bales in the same time last year.
 The strongest features today were the advance in Liverpool and the unfavorable crop reports published by the Chronicle, which confirms private advices to the et- feet that great injury has been done to the crop in various portions of the south.
 The speculation was on smaller scale but nevertheless there was some good buy ing and a very fair advance resulted The dominant sentiment is bullish beyond queS- tion The receipts at the ports anu the interior towns of late have shown some ln- crease, but nevertheless they have fallen considerably below the figures for the cor responding period of last year. The aver age operators are inclined to the bull side, and this market may suffer from the CT fleets of overbuying, but the general opn- ion is that sooner later prices must reach a considerably higher level. Gen eraI trade shows decided increase over last year at this date
 
 TN~..4 nta
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Chicago Change.


 Chicago, Sept. ' Interest in the wheat market today was distracted by the yacht race traders paying more attention to the bulletins on the popular event than to the buying and selling of grain. It was hardly to be expected that With the loss of energy from the diversion mentioned and from the halfeholiday session prices would display any disposition to advance. inasmuch as the Sprng wheat movement continued unabated Business dragged throughout, but upon the posting of lower closing cables from Berlin and Paris there was a second retrogresion, from, which there was no recovery up to noon, when the market closed. Bradstreet's s reported fair weekly clearances from both coasts-2, 260, 900 bushels-but they were small by comparison with those of past years. declined to 5914Q59ssc, closing at 5essc, 1ac under yesterday. Cash wheat was AQ1ac per bushel lower.
 Corn-The range on May corn was E of a cent today Within that restricted limit the light business was comfortably trans acted. The degree of duliness that existed can therefore be readily understood. The feeling was firm, the exact source of strength being somewhat puzzling. May 297sc, a shade higher than yesterday. Cash corn was lic per bushel lower.
 Oats-The cat market was in a neglected state. The people who have been active in the recent past were conspicuously absent today and prices dragged through the ses- sion in a somewhat indifferent manner. A fair amount of steadiuess in tone was ob- served. May oats closed shade higher than yesterday. Cash oats were Ac per bushel lower.
 Proyisions-Products declined at the open ing. prices afterwards remaining unmoyed through a lack of trade. The hog market was firm and higher. and. should have ar gued for ab etter feeling in provisions but there was no demand and fdr that reason sellers were obliged to submit to reduced 9etober pork closed otobep DC & fd lower. Domestic markets were quiet and easy
 The leading futures ranged as follows.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08
Articles IOpening Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was dull and easy; there was nothing at all doing in the market. Wheat-No. ? spring, 5S1kc; No. 2 red. 5Sa15SAc. Corn-No. ?, 3S9sQl 33lAc. Oats-No; ?, 1s1Rc. Mess pork. sS4o9 $50 Lard, S5.9212. Short rib sides, S5.55Q 5.60. Dry salted shoulders, S5 5Odl5. 1s. Short clear sides $600q6.25. Whisky, $1.22.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-08

July 23-26t Ao'