Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-07

ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.

DEADLY conflict occurred between
striking Knights of Labor and officers at
Fort Worth, Tex, in which two officers
were fatally wounded and third shot
through both hips. OF the strikers, SO far
as can be ascertained, only one was
wounded. TWAS announced by officers OF
the Missouri Pacific that train would
sMove on a certain day, or that blood would
be shed. The strikers on the other hand
had put 1t down - settled that no trains
would be allowed to pass over the Missouri
Pacific until the demand Of the strikers for
arbitration was conceded. 1t was arranged
that should any trains pass through Fort
Worth they must be stopped elsewhere. To
this end a number Of strikers were de allied
to watch the road south of the city. A
train arrived at the crossing, where it was
tagged by the strikers. Not obeying the
flag, the strikers resorted to throwing a
switch. One man approached and threw
the switch. He was fired upon by officers
upon the train, and the fire was promptly
returned by men in ambush. regular
battle followed, i'll which more than 100
shots were fired, with the above result.
THE city of Key West, Fla, was almost
entirely wiped out by fire, caused by the
burning Of the San Carlos Theater. A
strong wind assisted the fire in spreading
rapidly, and within Il few hours the princi-
pal part of the city was in flames, nearly all
of the public buildings and largest business
houses being destroyed. The bonded ware
houses, containing nearly $25O,00O worth of
tobacco, were consumed, and six wharves,
with all the contiguous warehouses, were
burned. The loss will reach nearly ST.
100000, with insurance of about 800, 200.
Fifteen persons were injured, of whom six
were taken to the Marine Hospital and the
others on board man-of-war. No lives
were lost
DISPATCHES FROM Chattanooga, Tenn,
state that unprecedented rains have fallen
in that section, the total rainfall varying
from eight to ten inches throughout the
Upper Tennessee water-s shed. On the East
Tennessee Railroad heavy washouts and
slides have occurred. On the Cincinnati
Southern the bridge at Rock Creek was car
ried away. The tracks of the Nashville and
Chattanooga and Alabama. Great Southern
and Memphis and Charleston Railroads at
the foot of the Lookout Mountain are un-
dermined and bridges in the vicinity in dam
ger.
JEFF WILSON, colored, was hanged at
Lexington. KY. for the murder of Jennie
Sanford, his mistress, on July 81, 1884. =
JUSTICE HENRY SCHULZ, attorney for
the Knights of Labor at Dallas, Tex, has
been arrested on warrants based on five in
dictments charging him with swindling and
embezzlement. 1t is understood the
charges cover the same ground as those on
which he was arrested previously. The
prisoner gave further bonds and was re-
leased.
IT is reported from San Antonio, Tex,
that a strike of passenger and freight con-
ductors on the division of the Southern
Pacific Railroad extending from San An
tonic TO Ell Paso is imminent The freight
bralemen on this division struck short
time ago and got an increase of wages. and
the conductors now demand an advance.
They held a conference with General Man.
ager Hutchinson, and It is understood the
demands We're refused.
CYCLONE swept across Bullock County,
Alabama, and iii its path struck negro
church i'll which funeral was going on.
The church was blown down and four per-
sons killed and ten badly injured.
AL. BANNET. agent at Memphis, Tenn,
for Diebolds Safe and Lock Company, was
shot and instantly killed by Laura May
Porter. She moved to Memphis two years
ago from Cincinnati. She was known in
Memphis among the demi monde us Ida
Reed. They had been living together over
a year at 80 Cansey street No cause is
given for the shooting.