Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-30
fORE,ON JorTiNGs.

i4SiEntcN EcioTc tIt emu VI inc present
reaf, therefore there will not be suiii-
ctent time to make it the subject of ne
R0ktAftuns between the puwels before
the treaties with them eiapse The gov
ernnient accordingly will introduce in
the chamber ofdeputiesa bill to author
ixe them to establish commercial rela-
tiUns with foreign powers during ls.,f..
TIC minimum tariff will be applied 10
Belgium. Holland, Switzerland. spain,
fOrtneal and sweden. the trestes with
which will expire in February. on con-
Htts0n that those powers grant France
their lowest tariff rates. The minimum
tariff vii! also be conceded those IA
lions now having the most favored treat
iAnht. which includes Great Hiitain.
Russia. Mexico and Turkey. Gn the
other hand. the United States, italy and
Eoilmanla are subject to the maximum
iArld, The government, however, will
demand that the senate vote a ao-franL
rat for American pork instead or the
sSfrassss rate, 50 as To agree to the Prep
osition as 1t has already passed the
chamber OF Deputies. The senate is
likely to ultimately support the govern
ment demands.
TnE approach Of frost has caused
renewal Of the cries OF distress In RGs-
sia. 1t Is now estimated that twenty
millions OF people are without fco8.
statistics prove conclusiyely that in
many places speculatois get eXtorsiol,-
ate prices. orn merchants and village
usurefS are charged with eStorion \
Samara paper declares that the Jews
are anEe!s compared with the usurerS,
who are in the habit of reducing those
IN their power to the lowest stage of
poverty. Incidents showing the terri
bic destress OF the people continue to be
recorded a poor woman of Eatchino.
on returning home from a ncighboring
village, whittier she had gone to try to
purchase food, found all her children
dead, and, post mortem examination
being made. their stomachs were found
Tiled with rags and earth Many viii
lagos are completely deserted in the dis
trict OF PORN. 0nc-half Of the popula-
tion Of Reazau has died Of hunger aud
disease An odious traffic is carried on
in womcns hair, the best heads realiz-
ing crown apiece.
THE British steamer Boston, from
Cardiff for London, hal a collision with
the British bark Charlewood, from Ant
wcrp for Valparaiso. The Charlewood
iouldercd almost Immediately after the
collision. with Il loss OF sixteen lives.
Three men were killed on board The
Eoston at the time of the collision. and
the steamers bows were badly stove in
The captain or the tharlcwood. his
wife. son and goycrness and the stew
ardesS. together with all the officers and
six OF the seamen. IL total OF sixteen per-
q. u "a
made to rr5cuc them.
IN Statiofdshire and Worcestershire.
England. auopt :, 600 miners have struck
against u reduction Of 10 per cent. in
wages The engineers employed about
the Tyne and Vi ear also decided to stop
work, owing 10 disputes between them
selves anu their .laploycs as to ques-
tionS Of pay for overtime. Should the
engineers carry oat their determination
about 2o,oG0 persons vii! be thrown out
of employment.
IHF Bureau OF American Republics
has information from Brazil that the
total exports Of coffee from Santas the
past eight months amounted to /. 1913, as1
bags. of which s33,.4s went to the
United States. This is a great increase
over the corresponding period Of last
year. when the amount shipped to the
United states was 2la.79j bags.
TELEGEAMS from MERIDA, Province Of
Hadalios. spain. say the floods in that
locality cont;ntte. The River Ebro has
overowed lis banks aud is submerging
the railroads and highways. The olive,
corn, grain and saffron crops in many
parts Of the Province Of Cindad have
been destroyed.
The t"ial OF notorious female bri-
gand named Mia has commenced at
Pozaravctz, Servia. She has been the
terror OF Snrva for years on account of
the torture which she inflicted upon her
victims. She is charged with fourteen
muruerS and an endless number Of rob
berries.
The State of Sonora. and In fact the
entire Republic of Mexico, is again In
fever of excitement by reason Of the
Yaqui Indians. along the Yaqui River,
having declared war and entered upon
a campaign which promises to be q
bloody and troublesome one.
Ir is not true that Germany will take
the lead In common action Oh the part
OF the powers against China, but the
proposition is mooted that the German
minister at Pekin, as dean OF the diplo-
matte corps there, shall take the So.
premc control.
AnvtCEs received at the City OF Mex
leo from numerous sources reveal the
try the scarcity OF food Is now so great
as TO result in actual suffering among
the people.
THE floods Ia the State OF Tobasco,
Mexico, are increasing and bee, ,,ing
mo.e disasti Gus. Thousands Of cattle
have been drowned. crops are almost
entirely destroyed aud many lives have
been lest.
THE election in the Argentine Repub-
lie WAS attended with riots at Cordova
and IEcuman. The police were com.
pelied TO fire upon the rioters aud many
OF the latter were killed and wounded.
i'iis Board Of Poor Law Guar, iAns OF
WestrOrt, County Mayo, Ireland, has
rejected message ef coincidence to Mr..
Tarnells relatives. because it included
the name OF the dead mans wife.
q TIE prohibition Of pauper immigra-
ton into Canada Is agitating the Do
minion officials. The present laws are
Inadequate and further legislation on
the question will be necessary
A TERRIBLE epidemic of cholera is
prevailing in Annoy. China. Hundreds
of people have died and many English
aud American missionaries have sue
eumbed to the disease.
kisMAEcK is prepar ng to fight the
Emperor Williams policy In the Reich
stag. and threatens to expose the Sc
crets between himself and the monarch.
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