Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-10
POINT, UNION COUNTY, DAKOTA

leo, which was seized on suspicion Of being
engaged in flibustering expedition to
Honduras, together with all persons, papers
and property connected Herewith. The
case has been referred to the Attorney Gen
eral, and further proceedings will be di-
rected by him.
F.W. NroKERsoN e. Co., large impor-
tiers, West India traders and commission
merchants, at Boston, who have been in
business between forty and fifty years.
have announced their failure, assigning to
Joseph Brussel, a confidential employe.
The liabilities are 5000, 900 direct, $500, 1000
indirect. Their nominal assets are good
The Arm Is agent Of the Boston and Savan-
nue. Steamship Company, which is not af-
fected at all. The Eastern Steamship Line
running to points in the Provinces, is owned
in great part by the firm, and is therefore
atfectrx - the failure. The cause Of the
assignment is general dullness in the bust
ness in which the firm is engaged.
THE German steamer Weser, from Pre-
men, has arrived at Baltimore, bringing
Capt. Reynolds and twenty men, COM
posing the crew of the whaling schooner
Aurora, of New Bedford. They were picked
up at sea on the Sd inst. Capt. Reynolds
states that on the Sd, in northwest gale, a
plank was started on the bottom of the Au-
rora, and she filed in three hours.
A FREIGHT train on the Ontario and
Western Railroad went through q bridge
near Fish Eddy, Ontario, and carried down
with it two conductors and two brakemer
who were riding in the caboose. Their
bodies were burned to cinders.
ARGUMENT in the Mackin- Gallagher Chi
cago election case has been concluded in
the Supreme Court of the United States at
Washington. Assistant Attorney Genera.
Mauria appeared for the Government and
Judge Shallabarger made the closing argu-
ment for Mackin and Gallagher. Decision
in the case is not expected for several
weeks.
THE Executive Beard of the National
Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers
have issued circular to the men employed
in the mines included in the Cumberland
district ordering strike to commence unless
the advance of 10 cents per ton demanded
is allowed.
WoRKMEN engaged in tearing down the
Gerster House, corner of Front and Norris
streets, Philadelphia, were buried beneath
the south wall of the building, which fell
suddenly. One of the workmen was killed
outright, one fatally wounded and one badly
hurt.
E1GHTY-sIx homestead, timber culture
and other entries and l45 presumption fill
ings were cancelled for fraud by Commits
sioner Sparks during the month of Feb
ruary, and he held for cancellation, upon
the same ground, eighty one timber culture
and twenty-five pre-emption filings. He
also during that period recommended Grim
inal proceedings against fifty -seven for tim
ber trespass on Government lands, and civil
suits in s~saty-two cases to recover $2,-
931, 1865, the value of the timber cut The
largest of these cases in which he has rec
commended suit to be brought is that of the
Sierra Lumber Company, of San Francisco,
for the cutting Of 100000 feet of timber.
This is the largest fraud that the Land Of
fee has ever had to interfere with.