Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-09-23
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MINNEAPOLIS special: Inc lrOnclad
agreement of the country elevators OF
Minnesota and the Dakotas not to give
figures any longer regarding their re-
ceipts, shipments. and stocks has cre-
ated widespread excitement among
miIlers and wheat buyers generally.
The new scheme does not affect termi-
nal elevators, which will give out state
ments as usual, but hereafter no infor-
nation will be given by any country
elevator. 1t will be readily seen that
this refusal on the part Of the primary
buyers will change the methods of
making and maintaining prices of
American wheatin Europe. Under the
old arrangement the producer and
grain man In America voluntarily
placed In the hands OF the European
consumer club which was always used
to knock tho producer and grain man
| on the head In the way Of holding down
prices. The farmer probably suffered
more than the grain man by this sys-
tenn of telling the world just how much
wheat there was in reserve to be de.
pended upon for export aud home con-
sumption. IL the reserve was large the
prices would be forced down, and il it
was small this knowledge also was
turned to full account by European
Boards OF Trade ag glinst the American
producer. 1t is now proposed to let the
European buyer get along as best he
can with the information that comes
from the public terminal elevators
SAN FRANCISCO special: Two con-
victs In Alcatraz military prison in
Frisco Harbor came near escaping
long terms of imprisonment by means
OF forged orders from the War Depart
ment The prisoners are Clarence Ar
mold, serving eight years, and Joseph
Trumpower, for six years. For their
share in iynching last year a Walla
Walla gambler, who killed soldier of
the Fourth Cavalry in drunken row,
Arnold and Trumpower, who were then
stationed at Walla Walla. were con-
victed by . court-martial OF furnishing
the guns with which the gambler was
shot Great pressure was brought by
friends of the prisoners to secure their
pardon, and as their friends were in
tluent,a', Commandant Guenther of AL
catraz was not not surprised q few days
ago when he received War Depart
ment order for their release. 1t was
signed by Gen. Ruger and Judge Lieber
and appeared all right. but examina-
ton showed discrepancy in the fig
ures on two pages. This excited suspi-
cion, and telegram to Washington re-
suited in the reply that the order was a
forgery. Investigation has failed to
throw any light on the author OF the
forgery.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, special: Judge
Murphy has found Sheriff Laumister
guilty Of contempt of court for refus-
ing to execute Murderer John McNulty
and sentenced him to twenty four hours
Imprisonment in the county jail. Nc
Nulty was found guilty of the murder
OF Thomas Collins and was sentenced
to be hanged August 10 Governor
Markham, however. granted q respite
Of fifteen days in order tnat an appli-
cation for new trial might be filed.
A new trial was refused. but the sheriff,
at the expiration of the reprieve, re,
fused to proceed with the execution
without q new order from the court.
The ordered was issued fixing the date
of execution for October a. Judge
Murphy holds that the first order, fix
ing the execution for August 10, was
good after the reprieve expired, aud
according found the sheriff guilty of
contempt for not obeying it
HELENA, Mont, special: Roger Nc.
Caffrsy. . rancher and miner four miles
south of here in Jefferson County. shot
and killed Jack Smith, with whom he
had trouble. Smith took up q ranch
some time ago and before he got the
patent transferred it to McCaffray
The latter gave Smith money to prove
up on the ranch and get the patent
Smith got the patent and then refused
to turn the ranch over to McCaffray
The latter then brought suit in court
and got judgment Smith still refused
to give up, and resisted the officers who
shoot Smith In the leg. McCaffray went
and he shot Smith. The latter is re.
ported to be = bad man, having already
killed two men.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, special.
Ross Ward, cog-road conductor, per-
formed . remarkab and most periIous
feat He wagered S25 that he could
descend Pixies Peak from the United
States signal house on the summit TO
Monitor, . distance OF nine miles in
fifteen minutes. He contructed a rude
tobogyan, fitted 1t to the rails of the cog
road and controlled 1t by means OF a
ruO0ef winch was placed IN contact
with the cog rail In the middle of the
tracks. He safely .madc the trip In
eleven minutes and fifteen seconds.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Japanese
advices state that three hundred Ier.
sons were killed and ninety wounded
In . recent gale ia Tok ushima District
10000 acres Of land being devastated
and 1900 homes destroyed. An epi-
demic OF dysentery has visited Kinshua
and Spikou this summer. and Ia loia
Prefecture l16 deaths occurred between
July 81 and Aug. 8. Three hundred
and seventy-two deaths have occurred
In Kumamote Prefecture from this
cause up to Aug. 6 New cases are
daily reported.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal. special: The
British ship Golden Horn went ashore
on the south end Of Santa Rosa Island,
with her crew Of twenty-eight No
lives were lost however. The vessel
will probably Be complete wrcck. She
wAs ssventt-tw0 days out from New
castle. n. g. W.. bound Tor San Pedro.
Cal. With cesl