Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-24
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

THE Chinese have been driven out of
Oregon City, thirteen miles south Of Port
land. They were awakened by mob,
buffed about, their queues twisted and all
the money about their persons stolen. They
were then escorted to the steamship Latona,
lying at the wharf, placed aboard and taken
to Portland, their fares being paid out Of
money stolen. Forty-two Chinese in all
were driven out. With the exception of
three or four all were employees Of the Ore
gon City woolen mills, which also employs
about eighty whites. 1t is understood a
prominent Portland agitator lead the move
ment. The names of many Of the mob are
known. The Chinese say they will make
an effort to have them indicted.
AT Lexington, KY, Marty Wills, clerk
in grocery store, was in the act of weigh
ing powder from can, when man stand
| ing near struck match tc hgh. a cigar.
This ignited the powder, which exploded
| with terrible violence. The house was
badly wrecked and eight persons severely
wounded. Two OF them, james Hopper
and William Murray, are dying, and several
others will probably not recover. The man
who struck the match escaped unhurt. The
! house took fire, but the flames were soon
| extinguished.
A GENERAL strike among employees OF
| boot and shoe manufactures at Milwaukee
.x~l
Assemblies Of Knights of Labor, composed
| of employees in boot and shoe manufacto-
ries, resolutions were passed 10 ask all man.
| ufacturers to agree upon new scale o1
| prices. Resolutions were served upon man.
| ufaeturers containing notices OF a scale oi
| prices which was asked to be established
| The manufacturers notified the committees
that they refused to comply with the de-
mands. Upon receiving the replies Of the
manufacturers the Executive Committee oi
the Knights of Labor was notified by the
committees, and meeting was called to
decide the next step to be taken. About
GOO men will quit work.
The war feeling among the Greek people
has been increased to a fearful state Of in
tensity by the movements Of the allied fleets
in the Mediterranean and the threat of the
Powers to disable or blockade the Greek
! squadron. Cabinet crisis is imminent
| The Ministers of War and Marine have
given notice that they will resign unless wal
against Turkey is Immediately declared &C
as to give Greece belligerent rights and pre-.
vent further interference by the Powers ex.
cept as the declared allies Of the Porte.
THE large wholesale liquor house oi
Thomas Pollard, on Liberty street, Pitts
burg, Pa, caught fire from q natural gaa
stove and was totally destroyed. Loss
| $4,000.
A FIRE broke out in Duffacks block al
Yankton, Dakota, partially destroying the
building and causing damage to the stock oi
boots and shoes amounting to nearly $5,-
900. Fully insured.
The special board appointed by Com
missioner Sparks to examine and repor,
upon suspended land patents, have examined
| 1,772 cases, Of which number 922 were up.
proved for patents and 100 rejected; 622 re-
main to be investigated.
MARTIN r. MORRISON, who was lately
arrested at Marshall, Tex, as q fraudulent
postoffice inspector, proves to be an old Of
fender, and one who has for nearly fifteen
years travelled the Northwest and Southwest
palming himself off as postoffice inspec.
tor. swindling postmasters and playing con.
fdence in promiscuous manner.