Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
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of the income tax TO . pence.
Otherwise.
England and Germany now seem to
be on the best of terms.
Reciprocity treaties with England
Germany are in sight.
A Chicago packer says there Is no
such thing as canned roast beef
Leading tanneries in the country will
combine.
The Thirteenth Pennsylvania was
mustered out at Augusta, Ga
As expected, the Delaware legislat-
ure adjourns without electing a sem
ator.
The law prohibiting the sale of liquor
in 81. Louis on Sunday is being rigidIy
enforced.
The ere-establishment at Camp Meade,
near Middle.own, Pa, for the muster
of volunteer troops, is going rapidly
forward.
There has been a great decrease in
the sales Of whisky in Kentucky in the
East two weeks. Fifty distilleries in
Kenturky are not in the combine.
The Kansas supreme court handed
down unanimous opinion that the
extra session of the legislature called
by Gov. Leedy in December, is legal.
The strike at the Schoen Pressed
Steel works at Pittsburg. Pa. was
practically broken by the return Of sew
eral hundred workmen to their old po-
sitions.
Smallpox has been widely prevalent
in Washington Of late, and the health
officers are bending every effort to
check what has threatened to assume
the aspect Of an epidemic.
A special from Lake City, Col, says
the armed Indian strikers prevented
other miners from going to work in
their places in the Hidden Treasure
and Ute and Ulay mines.
The GUNNER Lumber company's
saw mill. together with 100000 feet
of pine lumber, docks, etc, was de-
stroyed by fire at Jacksonville, Fla
| The loss will reach 100000.
A receiver has been appointed for
| the Continental Fraternal union, an
| endowment insurance company, organ
! izcd In Richmond, Ind, eight years
| ago.
The Internatinal Air Power ComDa-
| nv Of New York has changed its name
| to tie International Power company
| and increased its capital from $1,000
600 to $S,o0o.0o0.
Ex-Judge w. NJ. Moore Of Pittsburg
| has about completed deal whereby a
| combine of the shee steel manufacture
| ers of the country will be effected.
The capital will be $4,000.
Ellwood Pomeroy of Newark, n j.,
| has issued n call for social and polit-
| ical conference at Buffalo, June 20 TO
| July 3. Gov. Pingree's name heads
the list Of signers.
| The MONDAY Yeast company, with
| capital stock of $1.0O00O0, was in
corporated at Trenton, N. j. The in
corporators are Richard Il. Sulter. j. G.
| HeaM and Edna Conrad Of Cleveland.
The annual convention of the Repub-
| hcan party of Rhode Island was held,
and Gov. Elisha Dyer and other state
officers were unanimously renominat-
ed.
Timothy Howard Of Australia, who
wu have charge OF the government
telegraph and telephone systems OF
tina. country, is in the United States,
making an investigation OF the Aneri'
can methods on these lines.
Notice has been posted in the Fisk
dale, Mass, mills that on and after
April / the wages will be raised ia
their former standard, which means
practically an increase OF about ii Id
per cent.
Gov. Roosevelt has signed an amend
mont to the civil code which prohlDrs
absolutely physician from divulglng
any information concerning one OF MS
patients. either before or after the
! death of the patient.
The Missouri senate has passed a bill
allowing insurance companies to In
sure against loss by burglary or rob
berry: also, against loss of money, Sc
curities or valuables transported py
registered letter or express
| run started on the Cincinnati Saw
iuss society, without apparent cause
was promptly met by the payment ol
| all checks presented. The officers at
tribute the run TO the malice of a de
posltor.
Applications of the Roxanna Colo
Mining company to patent what II
said TO he the richest portion of iant
on which the Isabella Gold Mimnt
company is producing ore mt Crippi'
: Creek. was denied in the United state:
land office at Pueblo, Col. This is con
sidered a victory for the Isabella com
pany. iS