Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-15
ADDITIONAL NEWS

PREPARATIONS have been made st Phil
aaelphia by the Executive Boarl of Dis
trict Assembly No. l, of the Knights of
Labor, in conjunction with the Executive
Board of Cigarm ,kers' Local Assembly No.
So. to call out on strike about four hun
dred cigarmakers who belong TO the order,
employed in several factories. The reason
is that the manufacturers who employ the
Knights who participate in it refused last
week when waited upon by the committees
to discharge the Cuban cigarmakers in their
employ, between whom and the Knights OF
Labor feud exists.
THE French authorities at Havre have
seized eleven fishing boats for infringing on
the international maratime and fishery
laws in the channel lie Paris. The boats
were seized in reprisal for the recent arrest
by the British authorities of French fishing
boats off Folkestone, on the other sile OF
the channel. James Round, Conservative
member of Parliament, has given notice OF
his intention to call the attention of the
Government in the Commons to the seizure
by the French authorities at Havre Of Eng
lish fishing vessels.
AS freight train on the Long line ar
rived within a mile Of West Quincy. ILL.,, il
was thrown from the track by misplaced
| switch. The engine and eight cars were
| deraled and completely wrecked. The en-
gineer, Jack Mccarthy, was caught beneath
| h;c ON oina opd crur had tn dooth Tho &;r,
man, Mike Keefe, was so badly scalded that
he died an hour later. Lee Higgott, a
| brakeman, was also badly scalled, and it is
| thought will die. No one else was hurt.
The dead and injured lived at keokuk
The engineer and fireman have families.
The blame of the accident has not been To-
Gated.
The Goodrich passenger steamer, Oracle
Barker, running between Charievoix and
| Petosky, on the east shore of Lake Mich-
igan, it is feared has been lost. According
to bottles found on shore she has one hun
drcd passengers on board.
THE Second Comptroller Of the Treas
uIy has given an opinion in regard to the
war cl,ms of Ohio, in which he holds tha,
whatever necessary stores were furnished
| by that State for its sick and wounded
soldiers in the war of the rebellion. and
whatever hospital quarters We're furnished
by the State for the care Of such soldiers,
| including the necessary cost for transpor
tation from the field to the hospital are re-
imbursable under the provisions of the acts
of July II and q, 1861.
The Signal Corps station at Nantucket,
Mass, reports large unknown three.
masted schooner sunk i'll the vicinity OF
Sandy Point No particulars can be
learned. -Four hundred bags of -four were
found near Nantucket beach.
THOMAS WHEELER, on old and respect
ed citizen Of Upper Grove, Iowa, set FIRE to
his house and then killed himself with a
Winchester rifle. The house and contents
were valued at S2,500. His wife had com.
menced action against him for divorce and
alimony, and this is believed to be the
cause of his terrible deed.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRcHILD has is.
sued circular to customs officers. calling
attention to section 10 Of the oleomarger-
inc act, making provision for the collection
Of an internal revenue tax Of Is cents pei
pound on all imported oleomargerine, in
addition to the regular duty, and also pro.
viding that this tax must be paid before re-
moval of goods from the custody of the
government.