Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-04-15
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SAN FRANCISCO special: A meeting
OF sugar refiners will be held here.
There is now in San Francisco Claus
pact with the sugar trust by which he
will be given a monopoly Of this coast:
Paul Eisterg. the German sugar mil
lionaire: c. II. Davis, representing the
English sugar refners. an agent of the
Spaldings of Boston, and no less than
six large Hawaiian planters, whose con-
tracts with the American sugar refinery
end in a short time. 1t is understood
that the conference is to make some ar
rangement for the handling Of Hawaiian
sugar. Nearly all the planters of
Hawaii three years ago rebeled against
the Spreckels domination and formed
an association which handled wo-thirds
of all the Hawaiian sugars. 1t was re-
fined here by the American refinery.
That agreement is now ended and
SpreckeIs' action in snrrendering to the
trust practically makes him master of
the situation. He can dictate terms to
the planters. and it is said they have
secured the help of Eastern and foreign
sugar men to bluff him. IL he refuses
to agree to a fair arrangement they pro-
pose to form an association and build
an opposition sugar refinery. All inter-
eSted are close mOuthed, but these are
the facts and the meeting promises to
be lively, as Spreckels will not endure
any bulldozing.
LAKE CITY, Colo, special: One Of the
richest strikes ever made in the san
Juan country has been made in the
Eagle group by A. l.. Lewis and w. {.
Lee in what is known as slumgnllon
Gulch. The ore runs very high in gold.
mill run shows nineteen ounces IN
gold in an assay Of twcn.yfour ounces.
The vein is six feet wide and is COM
posed principally OF carbonates, and
can be taken ont with shovel very
easily. Great excitement prevails over
the find, and hundreds Of men are
on the ground stalking of claims.
The mine is six miles from Lake
City, with good wagon road all
the way. The strike was made in ii
valley three miles wide and four miles
long, and just under the surface is an
iron cap. A mill run of two sacks
gave nine ounces of gold per ton. The
iron cap Is about twelve feet through
aud underneath it is the rich carbon
ates, small run Of which returns nine-
teen ounces of gold. SO far the vein is
known to be thirty feet wide and the
full width is not known. Neither Is 1t
known how deep 1t is.
CHICAGO special: The National
Worlds Fair Commissioners had lively
debate on the question of hearing argu-
ments as to the propriety of selling
liquor on the Worlds Fair grounds.
Rc, - roi. sod
the quest on by Introducing a resolution
providing that any person who desired
to be heard on the question be allowed
TO address the Commission on the day
set apart for considering the Sunday
closing question.
MIR. Huntiey of Alabama opposed the
resolution and said that the Commission
should not be made 4 forum, where any
body of politicians can come and air
their views. 1t is disputed point
whether the issue is a political or moral
one, and he did not think that part;sans
either for or against the sale OF whisky.
should e given pulpit in the Commits
sion from which to disseminate their
views over the whole United States.
The Commission should be reached by
petition in the proper way. The resolu-
ton was laid on the table.
CAsrAR special: A special Union Pa
cific train came in here from the south
loaded with armed men and stock grow
ers' representatives. The rustlers had
started roundup with the intention
of rounding up al the cattle north of
here and in the Zig Horn basin. and
it is supposed the men that started
from here are TO start q regular round
up.
Upwards of 100 men left here and
along their line of march they COM
rclled men to travel with them. No
one can guess the outcome, but it is gen.
orally thought that blood will flow and
there will be u clean-alp of one side or
the other.
The regulators are led by some of the
wealthiest citizens Of the State, and the
men are armed with improved weapons
and ride fine horses. Never was there
greater excitement than prevails here
now. as no one knows what sucha u pow
erful force will do or whom they are
after.
CHAMPAIGN. H., special: John Holtz,
the 27-ycar-old son of Thomas Holtz, a
prominent citizen of Mahomet, is suffer-
ing the horrors of hydrophobia. He
was suddenly attacked few days ago.
Since then. with the exception of the
time he has been under the influence of
opiates, young Holtz has shown the
most violent symptoms of hydrophobia,
growing. barking, and swapping like a
dog. frothing at the mouth. and at
tempting to bite or scratch those near
him. When his paroxysms are most
violent he is fastened to the bed with
straps. At times these spasms leave
him. and he begs those around him to
keep away from him. His parents say
that when child he was bitten by q
pet dog.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, special: Capt
Chris Rath, who hanged Mrs. Surratt
and the other Lincoln conspirators in
Washington. was suddenly bereft of
reason on the run to jackson with the
mail train. He has been mail agent for
twenty years between here and Jack.
son, and made the latter place hi head
quarters. II was noticed he did not
throw the mail off and an investigation