Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-30
IN The W

CHICAGO special: "If Canada has
built and armed three vessels for SER
vice on the lakes as described BY the
officers OF the revenue marine service
at Washington 1t amounts to decla ra-
tion of war;" said Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles alluding to the report that the
Dominion has increased its armed force
on the great lakes. ~ do not want to
tie quoted as saying that Canada or
Great Britain means war; said Gen.
Miles, 1.-The fact is though that these
three vessels are in direct violation Of
the treaty of 1917. which limits the war
vessels that either our Government
or Great Britain can maintain on the
lakes to a certain number and limits
their gun power. The action of the
Canadian authorities in building the
three vessels described by the officer
OF the revenue marine service violates
the treaty in both particulars Eng
land can send large fleet of light
draught war vessels up the ST. Law
renee River into the great lakes. which
could burn every town from Duluth to
Detroit, and the singular thing is that
the United States could do scarcely
anything by way Of defense, so far Us
doing battle on water in concerned, for.
While wasaave some light-draught war
ships thai get through the canal,
we could not get them to the upper
lakes for the reason that they would
have to pass through British posses
sions, and that Canada or Great Britain
would not allow" Gen. Miles has q
list showing that the British navy has
thirty-fv protected cruisers, eighteen
unprotected cruisers, twenty torpedo
vessels. tifty-four gun vessels, two
and five armed steamers of draught
light enough to allow their passage
through the Welland Canal.
Los ANGELES special: 1t turns out
from inquiry at the General Land Of
flee here that the decision of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States re-
storing to the Public Domain over
/. 200, 600 acres of land in tho Counties
Of San Bernardino, Ventura and Los
Angeles will not afford ground for any
Oklahoma rush of new immigrants to
this region. The lands in question com
prise the most populous and developed
area in Southern California, and have
been sold by the company to purchasers
long ago. If there is any land in the
restored district which it has not sold,
only the Land Department of the rail-
road company knows where 1t Is located.
and 1t has instructions not to give any
information on that point whatever.
The result of the decision will be to
compel the company to pay back to
the purchasers the money they had re-
ceived for the sale Of this land and to
compel the puschasers under a squat
ter's right to come In within ninety
days and enter the land in the United
States Land Office. The decision will
quiet MANY titles, and will doubtless be
productive Of an immense deal OF land
utilization.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Articles of
Incorporation have been filed OF the
North American Navigation Company
with a capital OF $4,000, 900 in 80, 900
shares. Gne of the main object is to
place = line OF steamers between San
Francisco and Panama to make con-
nections with the Panama Railroad 1t
will thus become the most formidable
competitor the Pacific Mail Company
has ever had. Among the directors are
Captain w. L. Merry. A. B. Field, G.
ii. Haswell. Jr. William Thomas and
II. Bendell. all rich and prominent
business men of San Francisco. As
this corporation will make no pooling
Arrangement with the Southern Pacific
Railroad or the Pacific Mail, its advent
IL sure to result In lower freight rates
between here and New York.
KANSAS CITY special: Farmers in the
Sni Hills In Jackson County, Missouri.
favorite stamping ground OF the
Quantrell gang during war times, have
gone daft on gold craze. Four months
ago they began to develop . long Aban.
doned mine, but meeting with no sue
cess. quit work. The searched was re-
sumed two weeks ago, and the miners
have been rewarded with quartz that
experts pronounce rich in gold. On the
strength OF this tho mine Is being
worked day and night, and surprising
developments are expected soon. In
consequence OF the excitement every
farmer is plying pick and shovel, and
ridiculous prices are asked for land
COLORADO SPRINGS, special The
Santa Fe passenger train was wrecked
near Hustled, fifteen miles north of
here. 1T was going forty miles an hour
when the express, baggage and day
cars left the track and plunged down
1O 0mDankm kmeHL nIty t0eI, caught nr0
and burned up. Nearly everybody in
the day coach was hurt, but ALMOST mi
raculously all except two escaped with
their lives. Two boys, Eert and Willie
Van Noon, received fatal injuries Most
OF those hurt are from Denver.
WEST SuPERIos Wis, special: Ow-
ing TO the jealousy OF the local police
force the United States Secret Service
officers have been foiied in their efforts
to capture tho big counterfeiting gang
which has been operating here several
months Frank Mclean. who is con.
sidered to be the ringlcader, Is the only
one under arrest. The others. it IL said,
having received warning, made their
escape with some VI the dies and all
the completed money on hand.
MlSNEAPaI.ts special: The old real
estate firm Of Corser & Co failed with
liabilities ot 81, O00. .O0a IL is believed
the assets VIII cover All obligations.
The cause oi the failure was specuIa.
tion IN wheat by the he1d 81 the 6rtn.
Who y satd no bAys lost $50 sl00 III
NkDA< duatS NH hin the part low days.