Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-08
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

THE finding Of a dead infant with darn
ing needle thrust through its heart, in Mil
walkee, has led to the disclosure that
regular business of putting babes to death
at 80 much per head has been carried on in
that city. Mrs. Pauline Mettelslaedt, pro-
plie.ress of private "lying-in" hospital,
fled few weeks ago upon ascertaining that
the authorities had accumulated evidence
eliminating her. She Travelled under m
assumed name i'll Michigan, but was over
hauled at Reed City and brought back. She
has confessed to the murder of the child,
and claims to have been promised $500 by
its mother for putting it out Of the way.
The authorities are investigating the deaths
of numerous other infants, born ont of
wedlock and supposed TO have been put to
death by her.
II is rumored in Constantinople that, in
accordance with adviccs given by two of the
friendly powers, Turkey is making military
| preparations on the Asiatic frontier. 1t is
also said orders have been given to supply
the army in Erzorown and along the border
with additional guns, stores and ammuni-
tons. This activity is due to the move
! ment on the part of Russia, which is sup
| posed to lie making efforts to guage the
military and naval strength of Turkey
| 1t is learned that a large contract has been
made on Russian account for coal for Odes
sa, and that Il contract has been made to
supply 80, 000 tons of metal plates, Of twelve
inch thickness. and with steel facings, for
Russian arsenals on the Black Sea.
THE Stonecutters' I'm on of Chicago has
withdrawn from the Trades Union. The
stonecutars number about $780, and their
withdrawal causes the first serious break in
the amalgamatel organization. The rea-
son given for the withdrawal is that brick
and stone masons belonging to the Trades
Union are allowed to do stonecutters' work
for so ccnts less per day than the establish
ed rate.
A WEST UNION, Iowa, special details a
horrible tragedy six miles west of that
place. Henry Smith. a German, 10 years
old. killed an oil farmer, Abraham Peek,
with knotted club. He fatally injured
Mrs. Peek, seriously wounded A. Leonard
with pistol shots fred into the house, and
attempted to fire the house. The only rea-
son given for the deed was quarrel about
the pay for work done.
BY an explosion of natural gas in g
sixty-feet we'll being dug Ave miles from
Warsaw, H., Henry Miller. workman
was killed, John Haps probably fatally in
jured. and Homer Mcmahon and Chas
IIaskins we're fearfuly burned. Millel
was frightfully burned, the skin over his
entire boly falling off in few minutes
after tie explosion, which was caused b,
taking lighted lint TN in the we'll.
HENRY J. CRISrOpH, a banker, COM
mitted suicide in Chicago. The occasion
for the deed is a mystery, and everybod,
who would be likely to know refuses t.
talk. II is only known that Christopl
went to the house of his brother-in law
County Treasurer Vim. Seipp, where hi
wife was visiting. and that soon afterwar,
the banker shot himself dead with pistol
Christoph did large business as a privat
banker, and has recently figured in som
rather heavy transactions. So far as known
however, his financial affairs are in goo,
, condition.
THE National Board of Steam Naviga
ton has decided TO ask the Government TO
( a modification of the rules in referenc
, | nscd on Western rivers,