Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-21
MATTKIss IN THE WEST.

voluntarily NuNHQOne0, anu WOulu not Oen-
eft the public q large.
MATHEWS IN THE WEST.
A REVISED III Of the deaths from tie re-
cent cyclone = Sank Rapids, st. Cloud and
Rice Station, MINI, shows total number
Of sixty nine, which will undoubtedly be
increased considerably from the ranks Of
the injured, my Of whom cannot possibly
recover.
A NoRTH.BouND train on the Republi-
can Valley railroad. running from Omaha
to Marysviils, Kan, was wrecked near
Oketo, Kan, and two coaches thrown from
the track into the Blue River, where the
water was ateut six feet. The train was
ioundinga curve nssr y bridge when one Of
the rails tipped, and in o twinkling the
train was in the water. Everyone on board
was hurt more or less. A 4-year-old girl
of Mrs. Smith, Of Oketo, was killed, and
her babe so injured that it will probably
die.
NJ. G. brennan, a stonemason, aged about
33, committed suicide at Corpus Christi,
Tex, by shooting himself in the right tenn
pie with 45-caliber six-shooter. at the
loarding house of Mrs. Annie Allen. He
fingered about half an hour after shooting
himself, and was unconscious up to the
time of his death. The only cause that can
be assigned for the rash deed was contin-
ral h,,r, al 1,,,Xh he Mo-
sonic fraternity.
A SPECIAL from Guaymas, Mexico, says:
Two skirmishes with Yaqui Indians this
week resulted in the defeat of the Mexican
troops with n loss Of three killed and eight
wounded. The Indians also captured
arms, ammunition and baggage Mt Mexican
outposts. The Mexicans have 1000 men.
The Indians, under Cojeiner, are reported
to number 1900. general advance will
be made on the Indians at once.
H. P. TRACY and F. B. Tracy, members
of the defunct banking firm of H. P. Tracy
& Co., at Elmwood, ILL.,, whose failure was
announced few weeks ago, have been ar
rested en- the charge of embezzlement, pre-
ferred by VIM. Forbes, Collector of Elm
wood Township, who deposited 1880 in
the bank the day before it failed, on the
personal solicitation Of H. p. Tracy,
Forbes holding that at the time the bank
officials well knew that the institution was
not solvent. The bankers were released on
bond Of $4,000 to appear for trial.
II, F. EDsALL, Township Treasurer of
Brookfield, Ohio, is wanted by the authori-
ties of Trumbull County. Edsall's term of
office recently expired, and an examination
Of the books shows shortage Of nearly
$4,000, and individual creditors are out
$4,000 more. He was proprietor Of large
hardware establishment, which he recently
sold. 1t is alleged that he contracted large
| debts with parties in Ohio, Pennsylvania
tsxad Ae~ yfaat ana then slscampeS..
Mr.. AnDERT GRIFFIN, OF Kansas,
Chairman of the Organizing Committee,
announces that the Anti-Saloon Republi-
can National Convention" which was called
to meet at Toledo, Ohio, on May 10, has
been postponed. The place of holding the
convention has been changed to Chicago,
and the date will be sometime within the
next few weeks.
GOV. OGLEsBY, of Illinois, has issued a
requisition on the Governor of Missouri for
d. Aivery, Stewart Martin, Samuel Jones,
John Williams, George Burnett, w. F.
Laird, Charles Hentzler, alias Kinsler, w.
Surton and T. G. Hewlett, the deputy
sheriffs who fired into the mob in East st.
Louis.
number Of schoolboys at San Marcos,
Tex, Polk Edwards, aged II, stabbed Ed
Stonefeld, aged 20, in the breast, causing
death in few minutes. Edwards is still at
large.
THE thriving village Of Coon Rapids,
Iowa, was visited by cyclone which
wrought sad havoc, destroying great part
of the town. When the storm struck the
town west-found Milwaukee fast freight
train was passing the place. The entire
train, with the exception Of one Car and the
| engine, was lifted from the track by the
force of the winds and piled in shapeless
wreck into the ditch. The cars were heav-
| lily laden with freight, most of which was
hopelessly ruined or totally destroyed. The
storm increased in fury as it passed over
the town, dealing destruction on every side.
In the place fifty houses, including two
| churches and fine brick schoolhouse,
were wrecked or entirely swept away. One
man hurried his family to place Of refuge
! just as the storm struck his residence. His
house was lifted from the foundation and
absolutely blown to atoms, not a trace of il
being left. One boy, whose name could
not be ascertained, was killed by flying tim.
Der, and a number of persons more or lest
seriously injured. The wind storm or cy.
clone proper lasted about half an hour and
was followed by drenching rain, which
ruined vast amount of property which hai
/ been exposed by the work Of the wind.
THE Postmaster General has issued ar
order directing the Postmaster at Quincy
ILL.,, to withhold payments of money orders
to the National Incubator Company, doing
business at that place, and the United
States Attorney caused the arrest Of Harve,
$. Waldo, the originator of the scheme, OF
a charge Of using the mails to defraud.
THE President has approved the act TO
the construction Of q bridge over the Mis-
sissippi River near Alton, ILL.,, and the &C
for the construction Of dam across tn
Mississippi River near Brainerd, MINI.
THE members Of the citizens committe,
appointed at st. Louis to make arrange
ments for arbitration Of the Southwestern
labor troubles have written letters similar h
that addressed TO Hoxie, to the resident di
rectors Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Railroad Company, and are now awaiting
replies. Members of the committee sa,
they expect the directors will take the sam,
4 view of the matter as taken by Hoxie in hi