Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-11-20
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hillt1 tqt ~ present famine lies, and it
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sultlng thsrefrom. Unlike other G,saf
fsminee Known TO history, the present
oue II RussiA ID due, not TO natural
canSes beyond the roach Of human con.
tfo. bht - = purely administrative
origin: il thtre hss been IN entire
failure Of the Crops, Hot ID one, but fp
twenty provinces Of the empire, " n
attributable entirely to the fact that
little ted was sown, aud that
few a4fdS Ners titled. The larger
part 6f The v4ss agric ulttrsi ares Of
European Russia wSs left uqcultiSatsd.
ThA Fessop for this was that the peas
antft hSA had their implements and
cattae 9e9ss1 tY the g6vArnmAns for non.
paYmskt Of texes, while tho imperial
policy Of persecution md expulsiok al
the Jews had deprived tho monks Of
their customary means Of borrowing the
money needed for the purchase Of seed
On the security Of the crops to be grown
therefrOni. And ihasmhch d the scare.
fty Of grain as we'll az Of money will
have the effect Of still further restfiet.
Ing the area now under cultivation. Il IL
probable that the famine and the c6nAe-
quent pestilence will be more appalling
In Russia next year than they now are.
The result In the North Of Devon by
election staggers popular imagination.
Here is \ strictly rural constituency
which the Uniontsts carried fve years
BY over l,2OO. Remarkable ~ this
oh a "a % int t~r nk
showing what mine Of political capital
the Liberals have in their new appeal to
the agricultural lsborers and their
pledges to try to reform the conditions
Of English village life. After this Ell.
hibit there IL no earthly doubt that Mr..
Gladstone will have ut least 100 m ajority
at the next election! This South Motion
result Is incidentally OF value as proving
that the home-rue cause ia no whit
weaker for I'll the wretched factlonism
and violence Of the Parnellites.
THE Vienna Tdgcbldtt has created .
sensation BY publishing some alleged
remarks by Emperor Francis Joseph
that European affairs were In Q seri.
ously critical condition, and war seemed
almost inevitable. Count Kalnoky,
Austrian Prime Minister, denies the
correctness of the Tdgeblatt'S report and
says that although the Emperor drew
attention TO the contradiction between
the preparations for war and the talk
OF peace, he said he hoped that the
problem would find peaceful solution.
so confident is the Idgcblan in the re-
liability and truthfulness OF the person
who furnished the informal on which
he'd such serious results that II has
asked the public prosecutor to make .
close and searching Investigation 40 to
the truth Of the article.
GA SMALL alteration In the construc-
ton of the new German army rife
necessitates the alteration Of the cart
ridge and the Spandau factories are
working night and day with l,sOO addi-
ti0nal hands. The reorganization OF
the German srti lcry has been prscti-
cAlly deeid upon. irObably about
10000 Geo marks will be asked from the
RefrasstAg Iar the purpose of creating
new batteries aud substituting i'm.
proved gun carria yes for many now in
use. The proposed change from steel
to bronze cannon will not be ma 10. It 10
thought. as most military authorities
are convinced OF the superiority Of the
present weapon.
THE War Department In Germany has
concluded experiments with American
corn and decided to recommend the use
by tho army Of bread made OF equal pro-
PORTIONS of corn and rye. 1t Is believed
that the Department OF the Interior
will follow this example. American Min
lister Phelps anticipates In consequence
of this decision that the German mar
kets will be thrown open for the admls.
sion OF many millions Of bushels OF
American grain.
EAPFROR WILLIAM on . recent visit
to Munich inscribed his name In the
golden book of tho city, adding the
words, "Supreme lex regis v0luntas. !"
The Bavarian press protests strongly
against the assumptian by his majesty
VI prerOgatives never conceded to Ba-
varian sovereign, aud profess to lind In
the incident an illustration of the de-
spotic ideas Of tho Emperor which con.
tact with Parliament must correct.
THE negotiations Of Col. Grant, United
States Minister, with the Austrian gov.
eminent In regard to pork prohibition
has made such good progress that a.
though the particulars are kept secret
1t Is expected that few days will zee
an official announcement of the repeal
Of the prohibition OF the impo, tation Of
American pork.
A FIRE has destroyed 1900 houses In
Kankow. China, snd rendered -, ,00o
people homeless. IL is believed that 4
number Of women and children lost
their lives. Two days atterward zoo
more houses were burned.
A LARGE number Of German colonists
who located in Russia along the volgs
have become discontentel aud many
have determined to leave the country.
Already large number are leaving fOi
tho United States.
THE American sculptor MacMonnies
10 working In Paris on. On immensl
fountain for the worlds fair. IL Will b
the central decoration 0: the expositiou
ground and will consist Of thirty gtgsn-
tic figures. ~
The Russisn police claim to have dis.
covered 4 plot extending through
the empire to obtain representative
assembly. MANY mobiles have boen ar-
rested for c0mplicity in the plot.
THE Russian Ministry OF Finance 10
contemplating . proposal Tor nnuiop,
oily by the government Of the prodne.
tion Of spirits and tobacco.
ENGLAND was visited last week BY Z
terrible hurricane. Many vessels were
driven ashore and the crows drowned.
In MsIln. ltaly. the services Of troops
were rsquired to disperse . riptoas o.
semblage Of anarchisss.
THE MARKETS.
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