Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-09
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WOUSs0N SOt ssNAOs
II is possible that the shortest road to
. reduction Of the burdens Of Europe
ss:-sss::si vast armaments may be found to
lie through the increase Of them. A.
the nations best able to afford the in
crease withdraw . larger proportion OF
their young men from productive In
dustrv, and spend larger share of the
national product upon the army. and as
they are Initiated by nations less able ta
do this, there must come time when
the whole system will break down under
its own weight. That point has nearly
been reached IN Russia, which. as the
least civilized and least modern Of Eu-
ropean counties, IL the least able to sus-
tain the burden OF war taxes, xggra-
waited ~ they are by oificial extrava-
gance and corruption. According 10
some observers. Italy is approaching
the same point through her anxiety to
rank a. military power with richer
and more populons nati0ns. At any
rate, Il is impossible to see how relief is
to come, unless 1t comes from the carry
ing 10 IN tptolerable extreme Of the ex.
isting syseam Of : maxtmum force4n
'fiIno ef PsAess 49, Il. h J. sysss1
THH supposed attempt on the life Of
the Emperor Of Austria lacks the finish
Of well-trained conspirators. The shells
were placed In position where they
were bound to be more noisy than
deadly and were left to explode ut an
indefinite time. As U matter Of fact
the explosion occurred hours before the
emperor was due to pass by. It is sur,
missed the outrage Was the work OF
patriotic Czechs, who took this means
Of protesting against the emperor's at
tention to his German subjects marked
by the visit just paid to Reichenberg.
People prone to suspicion might see In
that awkward performance trace Of
the hand Of schemtng police authority
desirous to earn cheap access t3 popu-
larity for the emperor. There is no
ground for the suspicion OF such tricks
in Austria; but the effect was certainly
obtained, the emperor being everywhere
received with outbursts Of popular en-
thusiasm.
FREQUENT communications are pass
ing between Berlin and Vienna. aud the
subject is believed to be the operations
Of the Russians In the southwest.
Whatever may be the intentions OF Rus
sis, everything Is being prepared as II
for war in that direction. The re-
serves are out, ostensib. for drill; 2iO,-
600 are on the banks Of the Prnth, or
within ten miles of that river, the Ru-
bicon of . Russo Turkish war, aud the
Russian forces are amply fitted with
pontoons and all the requisites for rapid
advance into the heart OF the Balkan
states. 1t is said Austria IL In some
doubt as 70 whether to regard Russian
advance toward the Balkans as cause
for war, and also ~ to whether In such
an event she could expect the co-opera-
tIon OF Germany, and that this Is one
reason for the frequent Interchange Of
dispatches between the two capitals.
THE house OF lords In England IS
really in danger Of extinction. All tina,
Is necessary to raise the issue Is . stupid
act OF hostility to public interests. and
the sristocratic branch of parliameilt
has rarely failed to indulge In just such
hostile stupidity whenever an ener.
gency arises. The AristOcracy is r,t-
ting out. II is merely burden and M
obstruction. 1t has attempted Il
thwart nearly every important pro
gressfve movement In British polite,
| during the last century. The fora.
have not been attending to public
business. Out Of peerage OF 700 mem
| bers the attendance does not average
! more than forty.
GENERAL. BOULAN6ER com Mmitted sui
| eide en- the tomb of Madame Donne
maine, his mistress, who recently diet
! at Brussels. Boulaneer committed sui
eide about noon. He stood alone by tn,
/ grave Of his mistress for some time. Al
attendant OF the general who remained
| some distance from H0nnemain's tom
4 suddenly heard sharp report In tina
direction. Rushing to the spot b,
found Gen. Boulxnger laying dead upoi
the ground, with , revolver clenched Il
| his right hand. A hasty examination u
/ the body showed that the dead man ha.
placed the revolver to hts right ear an
fired the fatal shot
! The Austrian government has jus
/ confirmed the decree issued year AZ
| prohibiting. under pain 0f six months
/ imprisonment, the usc pf dais. o
| Marguerite ~ floral emblem ia TIL
| ltalian-spcaking provinces OF the EN-
/ pire. on the ground that II is a symbu
! of the italia lrredenta,
| An attempt WAS made 10 blow ap III
train Of the emperor Francis Joseph, q
Austria. A watchman discovered tn
bombs shortly before the explosion oe
CURED aud warning WAS given. Th
crowned heads Of Europe are throw
into = state Of alarm over the attempt
A CONSPIRACY has been discovered I
4 1A tn RSu<A No. srss -
Of the prison. liberatc nll the prisoner
and proclaim republic. A major, &c
cused Of being ct the head Of the movs
ment, IN apothecary and On innkecpe
| have becu arrested.
/ REPORTS from lBeri Haven and Oth0
fishing stations 10 the south Of Irelan
/ indicate q complete break down OF th
| mackerci curing industry. which ful
nishes supply 70 the American maj
ket.
A MON rcvQlted against Pressdsr
Rarrillas, OF Guatamsla, becauss he q
| tempted TO appoint the orators ~ Acs
! pulcO for the celebration OF the nations
Il holiday.
A PATAL colliery accident hes occul
I red - the Abergwyng collier. Wale'
Eight miners were killed BY the fall I
hosting car.
FOURTEEN houses we're destroyed b
IRE at Puylaurens, France. A fsnil
OF six psrsons perishc Cd In the hsmes.
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