Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-11-25
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DAN fRANClsCD epeciat: Inc EL-
anatner published q thrce-pagc article
on the subject of the annexation OF the
Hawaiian Islands by the United States.
The article says that II Is understood
that ths State department at Washing
ton has for some time been considering
the question Of annexation and that
considerabl correspondence or the sub
icct has been passed with the Hawaiian
minister Admiral Brown also received
instructions to look into the matter
while he was at Honolulu. The Er-
amine,'s correspondent polied the ila-
waiian Parliament aud OF the forty 1.-Two
members, ten regarded annexation as
possible aud desirable and thirty-two
OPT o>ed it and were in favor OF the an.
tonomy Of the Hawaiian kingdom. IL
was stated that the queen favored Eng
lish annexation In preference to Ameri-
can. but this Is not so
CHICAGO special; Mayor Washburne
and the city council took active steps
in favor of opening the Worlds Fair on
sunday. The mayor sent message to
the council declaring that the people to
DC most benefited BY the fair are those
unable to enjoy the luxury OF travel
bread by the sweat OF their trows. Sun
day closing would deprive these peo-
pic Of their chief opportunity 10 see the
fair. Furthermore, Chicogo must next
year extend hospitality 10 thousands of
foreigners, and on this account alone,
II would be admissible TO oren the fair
Sundays The mayor suited that the
-Rfe1Ar aRai i0Illy Nf the people were III
favor Of III oren sunday aud asked the
council to prepare an official address TO
Congress on the subject. The sugRes-
tion was heartily endorsed and com-
mittee appointed.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., special: A warrant
for the arrest OF Ben Blanchard, who
attempted to bunko the city OF Chey-
emne out of $500, 600. has been issued,
aud officers are after blanchard, who
Is at Hutchinson, Kan. blanchard
came here year ago, claiming to be
agent for an Eastern syndicate want
ing to build $500. COO smelter In Chey-
enne A lOnus Of S2OO. COO in cash and
real estate was raised by the people
here. but contrary to Blanchard's cx-
pectations, they refused to turn it over
to him until the smeiter was completed.
blanchard made bod bluff OF COM
mencing work and contracted for sew
sral thousand dollars worth OF work
On excavations. Part OF this he paid
for by drafts on Eastern people, which
we're returned protested.
DENVER, Colo. special: c. p. Heath,
capitalist OF Iowa, reports an impor-
iant discovery OF cinnabar near Grip
pie Creek, Colorado, running In lodges
IS to 30 feet wide. Cinnabar Is an ex-
ceedingiy rare mineral, and IL Mr..
Heath's find - genuine IL will prove an
immense thing for the Cripple Creek
district Cinnabar /. sulphide OF
mercury, and nearly all the mercury of
commerce is obtained from 1t. When
pure 10 Is Sc = per cent. mercury ana 10
1873 sulphur. 1t is found crYstslized In
six.sided prisms. has nm almost metallic
luster and q carmine color. The most
productive mines Of this red pig ment
are those OF China, Spain, and one In
California.
WISNINAc special: Walter A. Wood
berry. residing in the southern part OF
this county. cut down . whiteoak tree
which. when split revealed = rolled
bundle containing deer hide tanned
by Indians and covered with their
method OF writing. A translation Of
the characters indicates that treaty
had been entered into between the
Miami and Pottawattamte Indians In
ceding certain terri
tory north OF the Wabash aud west OF
the Kankakee Rivers to Aubbeama bbe,
the PottawattAmie's Chief.
CsicA AGO special: After many delays
and vexatious changes Of program, nat.
nral gas from the Trenton rock bed
upon which Indiana rests, began rush
ing through the ne; work OF pipes with
which Chicago has recently been UNDER
mined A couple OF brawny work men
gave the big wheel ~ Fortieth Street n
lively whiri or two and the thing was
dons There was no ceremony.
PoRILsNp. Oregon. special: Tho
railroads continue to be greatly troub-
led bv iaodslides and wsshouts. The
slide On the Enion Pacific IT. Cascade
blocks I'll trains and passengers are
heing transferred By boats. General
Superintendent Baker says this slide Is
s0ms,hiDy enormOus. anu that the en-
tire mountain si.ie tesms u be moytng
Into tbs Columbia River.
+ cM,cAso special The FIRST estimate
os the amount lost BY The city through
isreguiaIit,ss IL the water olsts ac-
eounis was made $500. coo for the year
1859 alone. The books. according to
an espsI. accountant, are Ia condi-
ton u hopslsss DEMONSTRATION. owing
70 sraseses and isck Of syeiem % the
paft 0t Clerks Lortusr. Dwyer And
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