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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1887
Page
2
The Berlin papers report assurances of peace with other powers. George W. Childs commissions a portrait of the late General Grant for West Point Academy, copied from a photo Mrs. Grant considers his best ever taken in TS66.
Daniel Dougherty of Philadelphia is credited or blamed for the jury disagreement in the trial of ex Alderman Cary of New York who was employed by the defense as their last trump.
Judge Cooley of Michigan relinquishes his $25,000 receiver position on the Wabash road to become chairman of the Inter-State Commission, a post paying $7,500. The move is praised as a patriotic sacrifice by a man of modest means.
A philanthropist visited the Apaches confined at Fort Marion in St. Augustine Florida. He expressed great distress at their treatment though noted they are not afforded the latest luxury foods and garments. He believes mistreatment is unlikely.
The Navy Department may feel relief finding that the heaviest guns and the thickest armor plates for armored cruisers and double turret monitors can be produced domestically and delivered faster than expected.
A reader notes Iowa completed a handsome capitol within budget while Michigan and Connecticut built state houses for under 5 million each. New York spent 18 million on the Albany complex, but the stone heap risks collapse. an expert warns halls of legis could endanger hundreds of lives if not promptly cared for.
The Maine Legislature adjourned and approved a resolution to put a constitutional amendment to voters to reestablish annual sessions. Bangor Commercial argues against annual sessions calling them unnecessary outside insiders. Portland Advertiser likewise opposes and says once every two years is enough for this winter’s work.
The act would strike a heavy blow at Standard Oil by outlawing unjust discrimination through rebates and special rates. It prohibits granting undue advantages to any traffic or party, with Section 2 defining rebates as unjust. Treasurer Cassel of Pennsylvania testified about rebates granted to a party.
Gov McGill appoints Minnesota Soldiers Home trustees A Ek Christie William P Dunnington Lucius A Hancock Reese Henderson Thomas F Cowing Henry A Castle A A Brown with terms two four four six two six years. The appointees include Chicago protest over jury trial in Ireland and other national items.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore comments on the Knights of Labor in a March report. He argues Catholics can join without religious division and that strikes are a universal tool of workers, not a Knights invention, urging Christian prudence to guide peaceful, just labor struggles.
The court heard Kait alias "Bismarck" recount the shooting of Haddock Koschnitzy with dramatic detail. Testimony placed Arensdorf as the shooter while other witnesses verified minor points and the defendant Leavitt faced character attacks.
A Devil's Lake dispatch details Manitoba company construction for the Montana line. Daily 175 cars pass through Minot, where ten miles of sidings are laid and vast piles of rails and bridge material are stored. Trains run about every two hours, with plan for 200 cars daily all summer to prevent delays, all amid orderly, accident free progress with rapid tracklaying advancing toward the western line.
In the Commons the colonial secretary argued Canada could purchase and direct armed cruisers in its waters without Britain’s approval. He cited the 1867 diet granting Canada power to legislate militia and naval defense, while editor W O’Brien warned evictions could spark agitation to oust Lord Lansdowne in Ottawa. Robert Uniacke Pen allegedly remains a Conservative backer.
About 1500 attended the Concordia Opera House in Baltimore to watch John L. Sullivan and his troupe spar. Sullivan requested indulgence toward his left arm, broken in a prior fight, while he nurses it for a future challenger. A list of boodlers indicted at Chicago includes Kiehm, Wackerman, Leydon, McCarthy, McGarigle, McClaughery, Varnell, Wren, Ocha, Oliver, Geils, Casselman, Phillips, Hannigan, Van Pelt, Harley, Carpenter, Costello, Holland, Busse, Barnaloux, Kelly, Mahoney, Crane, Buckley. Milwaukee & St Paul tariff news notes reduced wood stone brick rates. Wisconsin local tariff similar to prior level.
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