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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
2
Warner Weekly Sun reports the President, after reviewing the public land question, intends to urge Congress to enact thorough reform to curb widespread fraud under existing laws in the interest of the people.
The general executive board fixed May 25 for a special meeting of the general assembly to discuss the labor crisis and recommended legislation. The session will be held in Cleveland.
The New York harbor pedestal for the Liberty statue is complete. Inauguration is proposed for September 3, marking the anniversary of the Paris treaty by France England Spain and the United States recognizing American independence.
Pennsylvania officials disclose a band of plunderers emerging from war pension school funds. In twenty one years the state paid 8.5 million to educate and maintain children of soldiers, with at least 4 million allegedly stolen by school managers. The attorney general is alerted and prosecutions ordered.
Arbitration courts for labor disputes have existed in France since 1801 under the Code Napoleon. They are compulsory, can be invoked by either employer or employee, and their judgments are enforceable like those of other tribunals.
Since 1851 the government has sold stamped envelopes with increasing annual quantities. Last year 279,000,000 envelopes worth $5,773,000 were sold as contracting expanded and prices fell. Envelopes once $4.80 per thousand in 1869 now fetch $1.80, while larger lots once $6.00 are now sold for $2.40.
The Chicago switchmen strike ended without arbitration as railway managers and the strikers' committee met in a spirit of cooperation. Concessions were exchanged without surrender, allowing a swift resumption of work and a lesson in economical, sensible dispute resolution.
The Senate and House debate two amendments: a line item veto for presidents on appropriation bills and shifting inauguration and congressional adjournment from March 4 to April 30. The veto measure was reported adversely by the House committee and not acted on this session. Public support appears strongest for moving the inauguration date to April 30.
About 1 500 spectators greeted William Woodside and John S Prince as they raced fifty miles at the Washington rink in Minneapolis. Woodside won in 2 hours 44 minutes 37 seconds, surpassing the prior American record and the English world fifty mile mark to claim the world's championship.
The St Cloud and Sauk Rapids relief committee met twice on Saturday the 24th with Hon. A Barto presiding. They report storm damage across the district and plan immediate construction of about twenty houses in Sauk Rapids and St Cloud using lumber for over 100 homes. Each frame home valued at 300 dollars will be built with interiors finished later by owners, with furniture and provisions to follow.
Jefferson Davis discusses resolving the capital and labor conflict through unified interests and a court of arbitration. He argues self interest drives profit and that welfare rises with wealth, proposing a cooperative standard tying workers to corporate profits to align outcomes.
After a loyalist meeting in Glasgow roughs clashed with Orange supporters. Four arrests followed and later an Orange mob attacked a Catholic chapel, shattering windows as worshippers crowded inside.
A collage of brief items notes injuries from a railroad collision near McDill Town, Horace Hoyt's company closing due to forgeries, and the dismissal of five Lake Shore switchmen cases in Chicago. Postal service changes in Minnesota list new postmasters and office closures, with some routes redirected or discontinued. Open water regatta proposals in Toronto feature prize money, while a Paris duel and Chicago fire contribute to a climate of upheaval. A Boston railway conductors meeting praises restraint amid strikes, and other incidents include a fatal ballroom shooting in Tennessee and a series of political and labor notes from Britain and the United States.
Senate heard testimony from a bribery inquiry implicating Senator Payne of Ohio who claimed exoneration. The upper chamber referred both the majority and minority reports to privileges and elections. The House debated army brevet ranks for Indian campaigns and aliens owning lands, plus a post office funding clause and mail transport costs to the Americas.
A House committee approved a substitute measure on trade dollars, setting six months of face value payments and authorization for redemption into standard silver. In the river harbor debate, $500,000 was authorized for Nipasaei improvements while an amendment directing $20,000 to Adams' flume tests was accepted. Senate rejected the president's veto on guarding graves. House actions included may 13 as a business day and oleomargarine concerns. Fortifications bill предлагаем $10,000,000 and coast defenses were proposed. post office funds discussed and a tax-on-land proposal met, with lawmakers trading remarks on subsidies and navigation laws. House considered enlarging Des Moines public buildings with $153,000.
Deep fried oysters prepared with beaten egg and cracker coating, served hot on a napkin to drain grease. Succotash combines corn and beans simmered with horseradish, butter, and salt, with beans dried and rehydrated overnight for the dish.
Progress struggles to determine the chick's sex before hatch while old theories falter. The piece notes ongoing debate and uncertainty as incubation progresses.
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