Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-15
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

A VALENTINE, Neb., dispatch OF Oct.
Q says that community was shocked by
q terrible crime. The wife of Burdy G.
Hills. of the Valentine Reporter, and
Postmaster, who has been married just
five months. gave birth on Saturday to a
full grown child and murdered it. A
Coroners jury brought in the verdict:
Died by strangulation at the hands of
its mother.
TnRoUGH the carelessness Of the turn
key of the Danville, ILL.,, Jail seven
prisoners made their escape. They were
in Jail on the charge Of burglary.
An attempt was made to rob the Santa
Fe passenger train west of Emporia,
Kan. Oct. Z. The robbers evidently in
tended to ditch the train as two rails
were unspiked but not removed. When
the passenger train came along it was
running at such a high rate of speed that
1t passed over the spot in safety. The
robbers were so enragcd at their failure
that they fred a volley after the train.
Several bullets imbedded themselves in
the coaches, but no one was injured.
After the PASSENGER train came q freight
which was ditched, the fireman killed
and the engineer seriously injured.
EIGHT men employed in the cOnstruc-
ton of q new water tunnel for the vii
lage of Hyde Park. south of Chicago,
were drowned in plain view of the vii
lage at 8 o'clock on the morning Of Oct.
3. Thirteen men were employed upon
the work of sinking the tunnel and con
structing q new crib at a point In Lake
Michigan one mile from shore. Above
the crib had been constructed q platform
about forty feet square. supported by
poles, bound together by heavy chains.
Upon the platform had been built a
small cabin in which the men slept and
had their meals. having lived there fol
the past three weeks. The platform
was supported by heavy timber resting
on piles. About o'clock the sea became
so heavy that portions Of the platform
were washed away. The men awoke
about $50 and found the spray with
every wave washing the side Of their hut
They were not much alarmed and pro
ceeded to get breakfast which they
succeeded in eating. The storm con
tinued to increase in fury, and finally
great wave struck the cabin and carried
1t fairly into the boiling sea, and with j
every man upon the structure. Twelv'
Of the men succeeded in climbing upol
the huge stringcrs and. lying face down
with their arms around the beams, the.
awaited the arrival of assistance. Ever.
moment increased their danger, and th,
waves. with terrible force, tore them on
by one from their anchorage, until onl.
eight remained. In the meantime III
crew Of the Chicago Life Saving Station
had been advised of their situation. an
were dispatched to their rescue. The,
arrived at the scene about IL o'clock, an
when they were within throwing dis
tance a line was made fast by the almos
drowning men IA the timbers and mad
tight from the beat. Then the eight SUI
viving men attempted the feat Of work
ing through the surf to the boat. Onl
four succeeded In making the journey.
EcAIpEHs have been selling ticket
from Chicago TO Missouri River poin,
at e1.
THE Federation Of Trades and Liable
Unions. combating OF representative
from various labor organizations Of Til