Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-14

MATTERS IN THE WEST.

AN extensive conhagration occurred at
Lacrosse, Wis, in which the large saw
mills of John Paul and Charles l.. Coleman
were destroyed, together with large amount
of lumber. A careful estimate of the loss
places the total at between SSO0.00O and
losers, Coleman being the greatest, his loss
being $4,000, 600 feet of lumber and a large
planning mill. shingles, ETC.. valued at S4D0.-
900, with no insurance. John Paul. indi-
vidual loss, mill and 5000, 900 feet of lum-
ber, valued at $50, 900; insurance. S60. 900
The fire laid waste ten blocks. including
two of the largest lumber yards in Wiscon-
sin, and some eighty small houses. BY the
fire fully 900 men are thrown out of en-
ployment and 400 persons made homeless
This is the most furious and destructive
fire that ever visited Lacrosse. But for a
favorable wind the entire southern part of
the city would have been swept away.
THE Department of Agriculture reports
that the official statistical investigation for
wheat area of 3,50O.0O0 acres from the
breadth seeded two years ago, 5 per cent.
reduction from the area seeded one year
ago. On the Atlantic coast there has been
a very slight reduction. and none on the
Pacific coast. The largest decrease is in
Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. In COM
parison with the breadth harvested last year
there 10 an increase. A moderate degree Of
protection by snow has been enjoyed,
though the covering has never been heavy
or continuous and winds have laid bare the
exposed surfaces and covered the valleys
deeper. Winter killing in patches is, there
fore, reported TO some extent. The gem
eral average of the condition is 92a, against
Is last year and "a two years ago.
NOAH GREER was drowned in attempting
to cross a slough, three miles below Shaw
neetown, H., on the Kentucky side OF the
river. He had an OK team and a load Of
corn. The wagon ran against a stump and
upset, Greer falling underneath the load.
The water was but four feet deep. De-
ceased was about 20 years old and unmar-
ried.
A ROW, ending in selions cutting, took
place at Carbondale, III. Mrs. Sullivan
and Mrs. Davis were engaged in fight,
when the daughter Of the latter approached
with a hatchet and struck n furious blow at
the former. The womans head was cut TO
ha s1-r,0 t11a ha; f,Sn ,nno
long. The parties are all hard cases and
but recently came to the place. All were
arrested.
The journeymen bakers of Detroit,
Mich, all Of them Knights of Labor, re-
Gently demanded the reduction of hours,
and all employers acceded excepting J. F.
Rnhl. His men thereupon struck and a
boycott was announced. After short
struggle he gave in, but before the men
would go back they made Ruhl pay the ex-
penses of the strike to the amount of $55,
and in addition fine of $25 for not grant
ing the demands of the men when made.
FATAL conflict occurred between rail
road guards and strikers at East st. Louis.
A crowd Of strikers formed AT the relay de-
pot and advanced In the direction OF the
halfway yards to stop work by the new men
employed there. They were Inc, by guard
Of deputies. who ordered then 70 dispefse.
The mob refused and rushed Tor the yards,
when the deputies raised theii W;nchesters
and fired two volleys, killing six Of the
strikers. The deputies who did the shoot
ing. eight in number, went to the police
station in St. Louis and surrendered them
selves. and we're taken in q patrol wagon 70
the -Four Courts, where they we're taken into
custody nnd relieved Of then arms. They
say the crowd began firing into theua first,
and they simply returned the fire. This u
denied by sha sRikess, Who claim that ths