Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-03-25
IN The We 81.

LAMPsoN Bros. a Chicago board or
trade firm. is reported to have lost So
Geo to 500. 900 through speculation gf
it, era mpioyes. who fona irt large amounts
Of grain and put ii to the irns ac-
count drop in prices causing the loss.
! Bert Smith ana Bob Whitaker are
! under surveillance. The two Young
men, it is asserted, began by making
phenomenal profit in big rise in whea,
to lis in August last, winning S}2. 900
on $50 OF their own money which they
had luckily placed. This sum they di-
yid"d, rescrvng half for future opera
, lions Oh the board aud spending the
! other half in riotous living. The SI6.
uo9 apita' was wholly wiped ont in a
| long decline which set in. and the two
daring scalpers. hoping for turn. re-
sorted TO frauds against their employ
crS, into which they were daily obliged
to plunge deeper. The deal which
finally swampcd them was the purchase
Of 100000 bushels at % cents. The
market touched -sa- cents. Smith was
cashier and Whitaker had charge Of
the accounts of the customers of the
firm.
AFTER a three DAYS investigation the
grand jury at Chicago has returned a
true bill against seven aldermen,
charged with conspiracy to commit
bribery in connection with various ordi-
nances which have been the subject Of
the Investigation. Those indicted are:
W. } O'Brien, Daniel X. O. Bren. Mich
oas A. Crrmer. T. J. German. Philip
Jack son, 5. NJ. Gosslin and John NJ.
Eorman. The indictments charge brib-
cry and state that O'Brien gave Alder
man Roth 1000 10 vote for the North
rrn Pacific ordinance and $50 to vote
for the Economic Gas ordinance. 1t
seems that Roth took the Chicago Nctrs
into his counSels and accepted the
bribes for the purpose of unearthing
the Doodle gang. The money was locked
up in the newspapers safe as fast "a
received.
An inquest on a former Missouri mill
ionaire was held at the County Hospital
in Chicago. The body was that of Ben
jamin n. Tracy, who entered saloon
in a dazed condition and died soon after
being taken to the hospital Suicide
was suspected, but a son OF the de-
ceased said his father had been unable
to work Tor three or four years on ac-
count of neuralgia of the stomach. and
was often in great pain, to deaden which
he took landanum. Mr.. Tracy was at
one time one of the most prominent
men in Missouri, being worth close to
- 900 coo. He went to Chicago in 1876.
and during that year he lost the greater
part Of his wealth in the Board OF
Trade.
An Eastern gambling syndicate. it is
said intends to open an establishment
in Minneapolis that will in IA small way
vie with the celebrated place in Mo-
naco. The syndicate represents mill
ions of dollars and proposes to eSta blish
\ gaming house on mammoth proper
tious and conduct ii on the club system.
The place will be exclusive. regularly
chartered and Incorporated. and only
open to 'membcrS' and "friendS.' The
syndicate expects that the establish
NETT will attract wealthy people who
love the click OF the worries
TIE final answer to the conductors
and brakemen regarding read Slstment
Of wages being unsatisfactory a general
strike has been ordered on the division
of the Canadian Pacific Road from Lake
Superior to the Rocky Mountains. The
men say that the strike was forced upon
them The officials of the Trainmens 5
Winnepes directing affairs. The switch
men have also refused to work and
switching is now only done by employees
of the general Office. ,
INFORMATION has been received at
Gen. Mics headquarters at Chicago,
that interest in the Messiah craze is be-
ing awakened among the Indians of the
Northwest. 10y the return OF Short Bull
aid other Sioux Chiefs who have been
in Europe with the Wild West shows
1t is believed that Short Bull, who is
reported to be the prophet OF the Mes
siah, if allowed to return to his people,
will start the excitement anew
THE Merckle- iIenton case at Luverney
Mimi, has ended. The jury, after be-
ing out about SIX hours. brought in
verdict of 81, 1870. Jacob Merckle
sued exShsriif c. Il. ilenton for $40, 900
damages for the alienation of his wftSS
affections alleging an intimacy extend
ing over Il long term of years. 1t is
probable that one and possibly two di-
voree suits will follow as result ofthis
verdict
A SENSATIONAL shooting scrape oc-
Cured near Gliddcn. Wis. Conductor
+. &. Monroe Of the Wisconsin Central.
put two tramps off his train, and they
retalated by opening fire on him.
Over twenty shots were fred. The two
men were captured and taken TO Ash
land. They are very young men, being
under 20. They gave their names rs
Thomas Ryan and James Collins.
A SPECIAL from sleepy Eye. Mimi.
says: News of terrible disaster six
miles south of Springfield has reached
here. A house took fire late last night
and five children were burned. The
Oldest was about 90. The father was
fatally burned. The name Of the fam
lily is eahy. No particulars are OH
ta,nable.
A BOILER in an East Jordan. Mich.
lumber mill exploded, instantly killing
Simon Carney. lctcr sheldon, JOHN
Erown. Bert Cook, Emanuel Hunt,
seriously iniuring four others and more
or less badly burning score more.
The mir is a total wreck. The loss is
Slc.0
Mrs. LESLIE CAErfR Il, the actress. who
before her marriage with the wealthy
Chicago attorney was one Of the bellies
OF Dayton, Ohio, has been granted IA
rchearing by the Illinois Supreme Court
in the divorce case In which she was
defeated
SAY FRANCISCO special: Adyiccs from
Auckland. New Zealand, state that
Duncan Monroe, step-son of the late
james Eodcll, late Mayor of Tauranga.
in a fit of religious mania, killed his wife
and four children.
The northbound train on the Rio
Grande Southern was deraled near
Glencoe, Colo. Four people were In
jurcd, and it is thought that the engi-
neer may not recover.
BENTON IARBoR. Mich, special: b.
+. Hill, proprietor Of saw mill in Mill
burg. was thrown against circular saw
and killed yesterday. His body was cut