Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-24
ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY, sOUTT


Mr.. Asquith and Arthur Russell to con.
iuct the suit. The trial will take place IN
London iu the autumn. The specific
charges against the Times are that II pub.
lished fac SMILES OF letters which vere
falsely ascribed to Parnell. Parnsll will
insist that the case be confined to the sub.
ject Of issue OF forgeries, and that al
questions OF a political nature be excluded
from consideration.
A Legislative Sensation
A decided sensation was created in the
legislature ON the 18th BY the
discovery that the dill forfeiting the land
grant Of the Duluth and Winnipeg railway
had been stolen. The chairman Of the
snid that he put the bill in his
desk, and that it had been taken ont by
some one and in ali probability destroyed.
He denied oil knowledge Of it further than
This. II lost, this effectually disposes OF
The bill for this session. The hill would
have passed both houses.
scorclcd In New York.
The largest and fercest fire witnessed in
New York city for years swept the cast
bank Of North river clear on tho l9th from
FIT .n3nth street to what would Be SIXTY
fifth street IL that street ran to the fl<es.
It destroyed more than @2.5OO. 900 worth Of
belonging to the New York Gen.
lral Railroad company and at leist $500,
NO worth Of lard, -four and the like be-
longing TO other persons. The flames de-
stroyed two big elevators of the Vanderbilt
system, q big brick building stretching
from Firty ninth street to Sixtieth street,
and wiped out the dock property of the
New York Central railroad from Fifty
ninth to past Sixty fifth street.
Looks ~ II There Would be Fight.
Mike Murray. of the book making
irm of Cridge l. Murray, New York
City. has Deen agreed upon as the
inal stakeholder in the Kilrain- Sulli-
van fight. Sullivan was present and ap-
peared to be in the pink of condition. The
inal deposits for the contest were made
for Sullivan BY Charlie johnson, one Of
his hackers. The fight is to take place at
New Orleans on July 8th, unless some
hing occurs TO prevent it. johnson, ON
behalf of Sullivan, demanded that the
Police Gazette diamond belt be deposited
with the stake money, and Kilrain's back
,rs signed an agreement to place the belt
N the hands of the stakeholder thirty
lays previous TO the fight or forfeit the
money put up on behalf Of Kilrain.
The Samoan CoMmissIon.
The Berlin Post says the Samoan confer
,nce will open on the first Of next month.
The German delegates are Count Herbert
Bismarck and DR.. krauel, private conn
,illor of the legation Of the foreign Office.
Count Herbert Bismarck will preside. Sir
Edward b. Malet, British ambassador ta
Berlin, will represent England.
Yellow Fever At Rio Janeiro.
The United States consul general at Rio
!aneiro has reported to the secretary Of
state that yellow fever is prevalent there to
III alarming extent. Charles NJ. I. Leslie.
III American citizen, died at Rio on the
I'd of March from fever. OF 129 deaths
'eportcd March Z, "a were caused by yellow
ever, l3 by typhus fever, by other fevers
md 33 by "acusso pern:cioso," q new dis
Ease supposed to be caused by emations
rom sewers, which, owing to the scarcity
# water caused by the dryness of the sea-
ION, have not been properly cleansed.
"6"hu sssO AsC8u 8us0H A1hsW8s
The prefect of police Of St. Petersburg
,lot 10 assasinate the czar while he was at
ending the funeral of Gen. Pauckner.
minister of roads. The czar was immedi-
ltely warned not to attend the funeral. A
lumber Of persons charged with being inn
,licated in the plot have been arrested.
The nihilists intended to use dynamite in
heir attack on tho car.
Vacation Appointments.
The president on the 10th made the fol-
owing appointments:
solon W. Stocking, of Oonndaaa, N. Y. ex-
,miner In chief in the patent office.
Halph w. Wheelock, of Mitchell. OAK, re.
'e0s. ssD Of Mile. st ons
or Indians of Usage agency In Indian territory.
James g. Hanchat, Of Frankfort, Ky, special
lsent to make allotment of lands IN severalty
o Indians, act Of congress approved February.
1887
Preparing 10 Count Noses.
The president has appointed Robert p.
Porter, Of New York, superintendent of
he census.
Justice Done to . Col0rcsl Woman.
By jury's verdict, Francis Ebbs, tho
.olored mistress of James NJ. Roman, late
resident in the vicinity of Louisville. KY,
and an old farmer recently deceased, was
given all his property amounting to $40, ;
DOO. Roman had lived with the woman
from slavery days, when he owned her.
At his death he left her and their children
his property. His neice, who had been
reared by Roman. contested the will.
An Important Dlscovery.
The Troy, N. Y, Steel and Iron COM
pany has completed the experiment in
making soft steel under tho process in
vented by G. w. Bildt, chief chemist fol
Washburn 4 Men, Of Worcester, Mass.
The experiment was . success. This
quality Of steel heretofore has been i'm
ported from Germany. The question Of
the cost to manufacture il to be deter.
mined to ascertain il the steel can be made
here TO compete with the imported article.
Postmaster Pearsoa DcsA.
Ex.P Postmaster Henry G. Pearson, oi
New York city, died ct 4:90 ON the morn.
ing Of April goth. Ell Postmaster Gen.
ersl james brought the new6 6f Psasson's
death to the postolace early that m6fning
and then entered upon the duties Of hii
SON. in law in accofdance with the action
taken By Peassons bondsmsn, daleeatiae
The powers Of the once TO him, HIS htsl
act vas to send . telegram 10 Postmastef-
General WanamakeS, apprisinG him Of thl
death. PsarsQn's death waa from hsmor'
rhage caused by cancer Of the stomach
He was 45 years Of age. His dea&h oc.
curred on the thirteenth anniversary ol
his wedding. He leaves widow, bat NJ