Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-07-28

MATTERS IN THE WEST.

REv. DIR. OREILLY, Treasurer or the
National League, has cabled $4,000 addi-
tional to the trustees Of the Parliamentary
fund in London. This makes 100000, or
100000, remiited 10y the League within
the last few days.
A FIRE at Madra, Cal, DESTROYED the en-
tire business portion of the city. Loss,
0,0O0; insurance, $45,000.
A VIOLENT rain and electric storm passed
over st. Hilaire, Minn. The lightning
killed four Indians and wounded ten others
on the Red Lake Reservation, about eight
miles north Of there. The Indians are
greatly excited, and nothing definite can be
learned, but it is thought that several of the
wounded will die. It is also reported that
settler and his wife, living on the THEA
River, were killed.
In Delaware Township, nine miles west
of Wyandotte, KAN, a shooting affray oc-
Cured, in which young man named West
was shot three times in the side, and will
probably die. The Bailey and West fami-
lies have been quarreling for years, regu-
lar Kentucky vendetta existing. Finally
doc" Bailey and young West commenced
a regular fusilade, with the above fatal re-
suit. Officers are now in search of Bailey,
and he will probably be arrested soon.
EULBERG 4 Sons brewery and adjoin-
ing buildings were burned at Galena, Ill.
Loss, 81, 200; insurance, $4,000.
GREEN'S Opera House, at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, burned. Loss, $4,000; fully in
sured. The Hubbard wholesale leather es-
tablishment was also destroyed. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
THE Revere House, at LeMars, Iowa,
was almost totally destroyed by fire, to-
gether with nearly all its contents. The
flames originated in the lamp room, but the
cause is unknown. The loss upon house
and, urniture is partially covered by insur-
ance.
ADvIcEs from Yaqui River, Mexico, re-
port pitched battle between Mexican
troops and Yaquis. Col. Larenzo Terres,
with 800 men, while conveying train Of
provisions from Medano to Terrin, met the
Indians, who numbered 1900, about one
and half leagues from Medano. In The
battle which ensued and lasted three hours
the Indians were repulsed with loss Of
| fifty killed and twenty prisoners, who were
Immediately shot. The Mexican losses
were Capt. Arros and nine men killed and
twenty wounded.
ACTING ADJT. GEN. McKEEvEn, Of San
Francisco, reports having received dis
patch that Capt Lawton, with his com.
mand, surprised Geronimo's camp on the
Yongi River, about 100 miles southwest oi
/ the camp at Sonora, or nearly 300 miles
south Of the Mexican boundary line, cap
| turing all the Indians property, including q
large qurntity Of dried meat and nineteen
| horses.
JAMES HEMPHILL, sheep herder fol
Brown 4 Richards, of Austin, Texas, fol
the last thirty years, was found murdered
at the ranch, fifteen miles from Austin, on
Cedar creek. The murder was doubtless
70, robbery, as he was known to have abou,
$50 in money when last seen alive. There
| is no clue TO the murderers.
A CONVENTION Of miners employed BY
the new coal mining syndicate, which op-
crates q majority Of the mines in Southern
Illinois, was held in East ST. Louis, and
decided to demand that they be paid cents
per bushel, top weight, without trust Al
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