Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-04-17
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and operators at Pittsburg, came to an
inharmunious end \fter fierce battle
Of words and opinions further talk was
declared profitless and adjournment
made sine die. This action means prac-
tically that $4,000 mine workers in the
Ohio and Pennsylvania regions will quit
work the.lst Of May, affecting SOC, 900
persons directly and hundreds OF thou
sands Indirectly. Az the mine workers
of the country will also demand an eight
hour day, continuation of work after
May now seems almost impossible. The
two great organizations, the Knights Of
Labor and the Federation of Labor, are
back of the men and their money will be
at their disposal.
SUNDAY afternoon party Of boys,
returning from Sunday-school at Pitts
burg, stole can of giant powder from
the factory. They took it to the river
front, built . fire, placed the can in and
waited to see the fun. The can soon ex-
ploded with terrific force, fatally injur-
Michael OToole and Edward Caldwell,
aged about ~. The other boys escaped
unhurt.
At Washington, Pa. three small sons
of Thomas Munce, q well-known citizen
Of Franklin township, found partly
empty nitro, glyccrine can land
not understanding the dangerous
stuff, threw stones at the can. A stone
struck the can aud terrible explosion
followed, which was heard for miles.
Two boys were blown to atoms while the
third Is fatally injured.
The will Of the late P. T. Barnum was
read Immediately after the funeral. The
wealth of the great Snowman is esti-
mated at over S., OO0. 900, He gives his
wife 500. 900 absolutely and $40, 600 an
nuity; beQueaths Caroline G. Thompson,
OF New York, $1O0, 600, and Clinton H.
Seely, his grandson, $4,000. In the
same codicil he provides that II Clinton
II. Seely will change his name to Clinton
Bsrnum Seely he will give him $25, 200
more. To Mrs. Henry Buchetelle, Den
yer, COL, he gives Z, 900 acres Of valuable
land in Colorado. To Tuft college he
beQueaths $40, 600; to Universalist socie-
ties and institutions, to hospitals and
asylums in various cities SEC, 200 Is left.
Any contestant of the will is to be cut
of. The residuary estate, after the pay
ment Of the bequests, Is divided among
the children and grandchildren.
The statement Is made with some
flourish In On evening paper that Mrs.
James G. Blaine, jr., is about to take up
her residence in South Dakota and re-
main there long enough to secure d.
vorce from her husband, the youngest
son of Secretary Blaine. 1t Is under
stood that Mrs. Blaine's divorce Is TO be
followed by her marriage to DIR. VIM.
Tillinghast Ball, to whose skill her re-
covery IL attributed. DR.. Ball stands in
the front rank of the surgical branch Of
his profession In this country.
THE story from New York that one
]. H. Browne, OF Bloomington, ILL.,, has
appeared there to claim certain alleged
property Of Chas. F. Browne, better
known as "Artemus Ward, the humor-
list, is an old ono. The popular opinion
| is that there Is nothing in Brownies claim
whatever. Mrs. Hannah Browne, OF
Bloomington, claims TO be the widow Of
Artemus Ward and industriously ad-
| heres to the story. She has two sons.
They claim that Charles F. Browne was
secretly married, and that he left landed
property In Kentucky.
THE interstate miners and operators
convention at Pittsburg spent day in
| discussing the eight-hour question, and
I'll indications are that next month will
zee Is, GOO miners In Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania quit work unless their demands
are granted or . compromise effected.
They were met BY flat-footed statements
from several operators that the eight
hour day will mot be conceded and that
8 shut down 70 inevitable Il the men re-
fuse 70 modify the demand.