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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
A WILD NIGHT.
BioOsiy Riot ut Wsnatohss Caused by
y Fraii Iemnie'a Ficktsness.


Spokane. Wash, special: A terrible riot
occurred at Wenatcbee and for three hours
the town was In the control OF mob Of
frenzied graders and Italians Wenatchee
is town about a hundred miles west bf
here, on the Great Northern Road. The
trouble was started by IA drunken railroad
man and gambler named Tom Gulland. He
worked on the road at different times dur
ing the year. coming to town to carouse
every pay day. On these occasions he
stopped with woman known as Susette.
This woman for Il month past has been liv-
ing Giuseppe Vaco "a faro dealer. who Is 3
sort OF u boss among the Italians OF whom
there are great numbers on the road A
week ago Guilland came to town ana after
two days his money was all gone. He was
paid u small sum OF money which was COM
ing TO him. and starting at Il crap game
wound up in the evening by breaking the
faro bank. being over 81. 900 ahead.
susette heard the news and started for
the place, saying she would go with the
man who had luck. Waco stopped her
threatened to kill her. Gulland knocked
hin, down and started OF with the woman
Before they had gone block Waco and u
dozen other Italians were upon them aud =
woman and the shouts OF Guilland brought
n gang Of graders to the rescue. Thereupon
Taco summon more Italians and . pitch
battle was soon In progress. The railway
men gathered In a group with Guiiland and
the women in the center began to retreat
slowly. firing as they went aud calling for
help as they fell back Others Joined them
and finally they made stand. The
IL a k>~s-- .sz
ed for n time as though the railroad men
would be wiped out, but eventually their
superior armament, most Of them having
reyolvers, saved them. Many. however.
we're badly cut by knives and wounded by
stones and other missiles thrown by the
Italians. Both parties gradually broke up
into small bands and scattered through the
the town. Gulland and the woman have
oeen spirited away To place Of safety.
Fighting between small parties continued
IN different parts OF town until daylight.
No definite statement As to the number OF
wounded in the fight has yet been obtained.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Hankering for tla- Sugar Tax,

There Is no doubt whatever that X
the dominant Southern faction OF the
Democracy can get any pretext what
ever they will restore the tariff on
sugar and speedily make the blessings
of the Democratic rule appreciated at
every breakfast table throughout the
land. Prominent Democrats have
already declared themselves In favor
Of reyiving the sugar tariff, and 1t
will undoubtedly be attempted.
With free wool and tariff on
sugar the farmers OF the West and
the Pacific slope will have . chance
to understand just what an alliance
with the solid South means for them
and for their interests
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Plot to Poison NOnunion Men.

Plttsburg special: II detectives in the
employ OF the Carnegies are to be believed,
"A conspiracy OF massacre which has never
been equaled In this country has developed
IN connection with the Homestead strike.
1t was a plot to poison by Wholesale the
nonunion workmen at the Carnegie Compa-
ny's steel plant, and the developments lm-
piiCate members of the Advisory Commit
tee, members OF the Amalgamated Assoca-
tion, and officials OF the labor organiza, ions.
As result OF the plot it is alleged that
thirty OF forty persons lost their lives.
while scores are still suffering in hospitals
aud at their houses from the effect OF drugs.
Nine or more persons are under arrest, os-
tensibly on trivial charges, but really to
avert suspicion until all their fellow con-
spirators have been secured.
The many cases Of illness in the mills at
the time OF the occupation of Homestead
by the military were attributed to bad river
water. IL is two months ago since the first
suspicion was entertained that the people
were being poisoned. 1t was not until re-
Gently that the evidence was deemed strong
enough to warrant the taking Of legal steps.
The object of the plot was to make life in
the mills uncomfortable. The price to be
paid when the mills were closed was 81. 900
Robert !. Beatty was arrested in Louisville
on the charge OF poisoning nonunion men at
Homestead He had previously been ar
rested in Pittsburg but escaped. The in
formal ion on which the original arrest was
made was sworn out by J. II. Ford, Pink
erton detective. and charges the prisoner
with administering deadly poison to Will
lam L. Griffith, chief cook.
1t was learned that special officers have
been investigating the matter FOR the past
two months and have worked up good
case against several OF the union men, as
well as men who were employed in the mill
With Beatty. 1t is understood that Beatty
supplied all the cooks implicated with the
poison they used and was middlenan be-
tween the works and others engaged in the
conspiracy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
A Man In Disguise,

Winona, Mimi. special: One year ago
Mrs. Howe got up kirmesses In different
parts OF the state and usually made big
success OF them, invariably however, be-
fore she left town she would get in trouble
on account Of her proneness to get into
debt. While here all her property was at
tached. and for months the affair was the
talk OF the town as she had succeeded In
associating herself with the upper ten.
News now comes from the East that when
arrested for de BITS and searched 1t was found
that she WAS mau. The report is con-
sidered authentic as Mrs. Howe had many
manish habits. She swure, smoked and
drank whiskey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
bold Hut C0successfui,

San Francisco special: young man
with a small box under his arm walked
into kearney Street pawn shop. and, APP
plying the lighted rnd OF IA cigar to what
appeared TO be a fuse, announced that the
box contained dynamite, and unless he
was given all the money In the establish
ment be would blow il into pieces. Duncan
Mckee, cashier, drew revolver and the
man weakened. He dropped the box and
started to run but WAS oyerhauled by the
police. The box was carefully opened but
was found TO be empty. with piece OF
common rope sticking out To initiate IA fuse.
The man gives his name us George johnson
and says he was without money and desper-
ate and took that means TO make u raise.
He came here from Los Angeles.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Worse th.n Isnd Pu1ItIcs,

A well-known Republican is quoted
as saying that it would be "bad poll.
ties" for the Senate to pass any o!
the measures undermining the Nc
kinley law which have been adopted
by the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatiyes.
1t would be worse than bad poll
ties. 1t would be cowardly, dishon.
orable, treacherous politics. 1t would
be playing into the hands Of the
Democracy and doing the work which
they are afraid to undertake. 1t
would be giving them an opportunity
two years hence and four years hence
TO extenuate the results OF blunder-
ingllegislation with the plea of Re
publican acquiescence.
No--not politics alone, but COM
mon sense, dignity and decency de-
lnand that the Republican Senate
shall not assume Democratic respon-
sibilities. But, as the Press has said
before, even IL Senators should be
found sufficiently craven and lacking
in backbone and self respect as to
surrender their principles, the nation
has for Chief Magistrate man who
has never faltered in maintaining his
convictions as citizen or soldier, In
war or In peace.
Does any Democrat expect the Re-
publicans to be less faithful to the
creed OF their party than the Demo
Gratis were to theirs? Four years ago
the Democratic Congress had passed
the Mills tariff bill, making radical
reductions in the tariff. They had
appealed to the country to sustain
them and were defeated. One month
after President Harrison's election
the defeated party met in the last
session OF the F'ifty-seeond Congress.
Did any representative Democrat
then suggest that In view OF the
popular verdict it was the duty OF
the Democratic majority in the House
to 60 over, horse, foot and dragons,
to the Republican side, and frame
and pass protective tariff laws? So
prepostcrous thing was not thought
OF by any Democrat or suggested by
any Republican.
Yet this Is the exact course now
recommended to Republican Senator:
by the free traders. We do not be-
lieye that a single Republican Sena.
tor worthy OF his place will take
counsel Of the enemy, or wish t1
share the responsibility OF the legis.
lation to which the Democratic party
is committed. Pioneer Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
MODEM SHIPS GOING OUT.
Only Ninc Now In Active Cruising Sci
yice-SOme Relics saved.

Only Ninc Now in Active Cruising Ser.
vice-SOme Relics saved.
New York special: The old wooden ships
In the United States Navy are fast disap-
penring from the active list, or the forty
wooden sloops OF war. which were on the
navy register twenty years ago. only nine
are now in active cruising service, These
nine ships are the Lancaster, Marion,
Mohican, kearsarge. Adams. Alliance.
ESSEX, Thetis and Yantic. The Lancaster
and Marion are on the Asiatic Station; the
Mohican, Adams, Alliance and Thetis are
on the Pacific Station; the kearsarge is on
the North Atlantic Station, and the Essex
and fantic on the South American Station.
During the past year the frigate Pensacola
and the sloop Of war lroquois were put out
OF commission. and are now lying up In
ordinary at the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California. The old side wheel steamer
Talapoosa was. during the past year, con-
demned and sold on the South American
waters. The kearsarge and frigate Hart
ford was only saved from being broken VI
by the operation of the Act OF Congress OF
recent date which exempted these two wal
ships from the operation of the 10 per cent.
law. This 10 per cent. law, as it Is termed.
prevents the repairing OF any warshtp OF
the old navy upon which the cost Of re-
pairs will exceed In amount 10 per cent. OF
the original cost OF the ship, The Old war
ships Pensacola, Omaha. Swatara and
lroquois, all of which are ut the Mare
Island Navy Yard, await the action OF the
Navy Department as to their final disposal.
1t is not likely that any Of these four ships
will ever again be placed on commission.
The old Sloop of War Nipsic, the only ship
Of the American squadron which weathercd
the Samoan storm, has been passed over "a
the receiving ship list. The Nipsic is AT
the Naval Station in Puget Sound. or the
sailing ships the Portsmouth and Monon
gahela remain on the commission attached
To the apprentice training squadron. The
jamestown has been found unfit for further
service, The Saratoga will end her days III
the service OF the state OF Pennsylvania as
u school ship.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
A PANORAMIC VIEW
RAPIDLY SHIFTING SCENES
IN A BUSY WORLD.
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
ARRESTED FOR POISONING HER
HUSBAND.
Mrs. Kate Painter, u Prominent Penn
sylvania Woman or Greensburg AR
rested For Poisoning Her Husband
She Makes y General Heniai.
For Poi sOning Her Husband.

Greensburg. Pa, special: Mrs. Kate
Fainter OF this city arrested on the
charge of poisoning her husband. George
Painter, a we'll known citizen Painter died
very suddenly and under suspicious cir
cum stances about six weeks ago. An
analysts OF his stomach showed the pres
ehce OF sufficient arsenic TO produce death.
Mrs. Painter has teen married three
times. Her Grst husband was killed on a
railroad, and her second husband died
shortly before her marriage with Painter,
His ailment was said to be quick consump-
tion and he left legacy OF So, 0e0 insurance
money to his widow. Painters insurance
aggregated over 81. 900. The insurance
companies refused TO pay pending settle
mcnt Of the case. The woman makes q
general denial
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
GOLD CRAZE In ARIZONA
A STAMPEDE TO THE NEW
PLACER GROUNDS.
Tra'nmen and Telegraph Operators Are
Eeserting the iiaiirOad Ono Man Re-
ported $1,000 ns the Result of Thirty
AK Hours Work.
A lsnl6 EcYar.

Phoenix. Arizona. special: Excitement
Is nj fever heat over the gold 6nd in the
new placer grounds on the San Juan River.
Trainmcn and telegraph operators are de-
serting the railroad and Gripping it Even
the officials "f the Atlantic and Pacific
have caush the infection and party left
Cannon Diablo enroute to the mines Busi-
ness is seriously interfered with. One man
washed ont 500 and another reported $1,000
rs the result OF thirty-six hours work.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

Springfield, Ohio. special A genuinely
mad dog created terror In the northern
part OF this city. He jumped fence and
attacked Charley Grasla, years old. and
knocking him down bit a great CASH In the
childs cheek and Bit of the lower lip.
Tt 9 child's mother rushed to the rescue
and the dog attacked her, but she drove
him or without being bit Neighbors armed
themselves aud shot the dog. The child is
seriously injured and the mother is pros
trated over her encounter with the mad
brute,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
whitney. sen.,,,le pi.a.

Whitney's tariff commission idea
Is not 50 bad. or course 1t is not
what the Democratic platform prom
ised and what the free-tFaders
thought they were going TO get; but
1t must be conceded that a non-par-s
tisan commission would be likely to
handle the subject OF the revision OF
the tariff with more intelligence than
Democratic Congress. Then, too,
1t would postpone the possibility Of y
change in the tariff schedules for at
least a year or a year and y half, and
possibly longer, and this would give
business men In the industries ltkSly
to be affected . chance tD hfeathes
IL the Dplnocrats decide lpQn tltts
sp0lisy q n Z a
were influenced BY CONSIDERS 1S
having reference to the impractfca-
bility Of free trade or anti-tariH
legislation OF the Mills bill sort, and
to the hollowness OF the pretensiDns
upon which the Democratic party
conducted its anti-protection crusade.
As far as Mr.. Whitney is concerned,
he can take this course with perfect
consistency, for he was anxious to-
avoid the anti-protection issue, and
the free-trade plank Of the Demo
cratic platform was adopted In oppo-
sition to his advice.
EPeople Of all parties would rejoice
at the adoption Of Mr.. Whitncy's
plan, for, desirable as 1t would be to
convince the free-trade fanatics Of
their folly, it would be too expensive
to bring ruin upon the country for
the sake of conveying an object les
son. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

Denver special: A prominent catt!eman
from Northwestern New Mexico says that u
drought mas existed there for more than
two years, and that all the streams are
dried up and that at the lowest estimate
$4,000 To 100. 900 head OF cattle have died
from starvation and lack o. water. The
railroads are shipping cattle out by train
loads, but most Of them will die. M they
are too weak 10 withstand the winter. The
losses run from IS to 81 per cent sheep
are In almost as bad condition.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Subdued Col0rs for Unlf0rms.

In the German army the idea Of
clothing the soldiers less brilliantly
that they may not be so perceptible
as heretofore is already taking on
practical form. All non-cOmmissiOned
officers OF the First Guard Regiment
now wear dull gray oyercoats, instead
OF the brilliant red and black coats
formerly in use. At recent reviews
these coats have been observed with
care by officers at distance, and
have been found to be fmperceptible
where the old coats are distinctly
visible. Whole companies 10 the
First Guard and other regiments Will
receive the gray coats shortly, and
shou' ID the following observations be
as those already made 1t is expected
that the adoption Of the gray instead
OF the red and black will become
general In the infantry. As regards
the abolition OF the metal-trimmed
helmet, tests are making 10 the
Prussian infantry, but the results
have not been made public.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

Liverpool special: A very heavy gale
prevails In this vicinity and n tremend- :
ous sea Is running at the mouth OF Mersey
River. making 1t exceedingly dangerous for
vessels tC seek to enter or clear the river.
The Norwegian bark Dunmgeon ran
aground on Burbo Bank and was COM
pletely submerged. Life boats put out for
the bark. but the bark went down before
they reached her. Everybody ON board the
bark WAS lost
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

st. Louis special: A burglar entered the
house OF ". A. Meaney. and might have
made OF with considerable booty. Unfor.
tuSately for him there was among the swag
a beautiful music box aud he could not re-
sist the temptation 10 start it up 10 cheer
hiin along In his work. Mr.. Mcaney Is a
newly fIedged benedict. and when the mel
low strains OF the Lohcnyrin wedding
march floated over his pillow he Awokc and
surprised the visitor. lie shot the burglar
In the leg and then captured him, but the
fellow broke away
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
The Lepers Of siberia.

St. Petersburg. special; The Russian
newspapers accuse Miss Kate Marsdea, OF
the Red Cross society. who Is attempting TO
raise funds for the relief OF lepers iu
Siberia. Of cxaggeration in her accounts OF
the ravages Of leprosy In that portion Of
the empire. The papers state that instead
of 10000 lepers being annually In the
province Of Yakootsa. In eastern Siberia.
here are only about 100 persons suffering
with the disease In the whole province.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

The talk now among Democrats Ii
Of a tariff commission. Why 4 tarin
commission? Its only object could
be to see where the tariff may be re-
duced without injuring the Industries
OF the country--or rather without In
juring the Democratic party. But
this means that protection to our In
dustries Is to be continued. The
Democratic party has declared that
protection Is unconstitutional
Leayenworth Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
1,housnnds Of Men Are Idle,

Pittsburg special: There are many Idle
iron and steel workmen In the Pittsburg
district 1t Ia estimated that at present
there are 1000 men out OF work, princi-
paiiy on account OF the recent labor trou-
bles. The trouble In the Carnegie mills Il
the cause OF the idleness OF 1000 OF these.
Another reason is the iaroad that steel has
made into the manufacture OF iron. This
change TO making steel has caused many
changes In Pittsburg iron mills.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
The sheriff Fell Asleep.

Fergus Falls special: Two prisoners
nsmed Fisk and Elder escaped from the
sheriff OF Polk County vt GAINESVILLE. They
were coupled together and were being taken
th9re for trial. The sheriff fell asleep for
IN hour and whom he awoke tho prisoners
were missing. The train had stopped and
the prisoners walked out.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16

Spokane. WASH, special: H. II. Odell, at
One time the champion sprinter OF msrica,
committed suicide by taking an overdose
Of morphine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Crazesl bv Aer Rns,es' Death.

Fargo, N. d., special: Mrs, Ole II. Al
bertson of York, Benton County left her
house for short time. While she was away
some paper caught fire from the stove pipe
and the room was completely filed with
smoke, which suNocated her two little chill
drcD. The mother has become insane.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
UssA New York - ) Dump.

New York special: New York II stirred
up over the alleged discovery Of = morning
DApsf that for years Massachusetts, author
ities have been ualng Gotham - dump
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Carving Due, on Hor.eback.

Navasok. Texas, special: A duel with
knives, on horseback, between Bob War
field and Lige Allen, negroes, occurred
near hero. Both were badly carved and
will probably dic.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-16
Caused BY Jealousy

Chicago special: Charles Brown shot his
wife and John Leavitt. probably fatally
woundtng the latter. The wOsnAn viii 10.
cover. Jealousy vxs the csuss.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-10-01
FAIRLY FUNNY.

One of the hardest things in the
world is for man who is stuck up to
get down.
Country Child (who sees no novelty
in a pa,k)-What is all this grass for?
City Child-That's to keep off of.
Nothing is so fortunately built as a
fly. 1t can stand on one leg and
scratch itself anywhere with five legs
at once.
1t is all right for theater manager
10 present grand double bill, but
when doctor or lawyer does 1t there
is trouble ahead.
Sharpe--I saved a girls life this
morning. Wooden-Why, how was
that? Sharpe-Well, was smoking
on the hotel veranda and she said:
Pardon me, sir, but that cigarette Is
killing me-" So l threw IL away and
smoked another.
Fair Patron-Those morning-glories
you sold me are no use. Seedman-
What's the matter, ma'am? 'They
never open" "Those seeds, mum, was
imported direct from China, mum, and
II bein' day over there when it's
night here, suppose, mum, they do
their bloomin' after you get to sleep"
IL hear that Montgomery Montgom-
cry has taken his son out of college"
us that SO? Was the youth getti ng
rapid" ''Oh, no; but his teacher
asked him to work out problem in
mathematics and he objected; said
none of his folks had ever worked out,
and the father sustained the objec-
ton"
Old b. has Just turned fifty eight,
and finding himself widower after
twenty-five years of married life, is
preparing to lead to the altar his new
bride of twenty-five summers. His
friends. alarmed at the wide differ
ences in their ages, demonstrate, but
in vain. "What! you say my intended
Is too youngr' d. exclaims in astonish-
ment; ''why, she is exactly the same
age as my first wife when ! married
her"