Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-24
IN THE WEST.

the Peoples Party Convention. The
Official estimate completed shows that
10000 visitors Will be present and the
convention will last four days. The
meeting OF the general committee of
citizens, called by Chairman Swobe at
the Board of Trade, revealed that
there was an alarming apathy regard
ing the convention. Considerable
more money must be raised to meet ex-
penses and the committee realizes that
heroic measures must be resorted TO in
order to secure the amount needed.
The committee on hotels reported that
it had secured accomm cd atoms for
5000 dodgers, with only part Of the
city canvassed. Every arrangement
has been made to put the Coliseum in
shape for the convention as soon as the
ManufacturersE Exhibit Is closed. Moth
ing remains to be done but to raise the
balance of the funds needed and to Sc
cure quarters for the visitors.
SAN FRANCISCO special: There is
trouble among the professors at Lick
Observatory, on Mount Hamilton. 1t
has been known that Director Holden's
method of conducting affairs, social and
sublunary, at Lick Observatory was
extremely distasteful to some of the
men associated with him, but none Of
them has said anything for publica-
ton, and perhaps none will. The
trouble at the Observatory, however,
has brought one result Professor
Burnham, who has been at Lick OBJ
servatory since 1t was decided to the
state University in 1883, has resigned
his position and in few days will
leave for Chicago, where he has secured
. position In the United States courts.
In connection with his resignation,
Professor Burnham says: "Yes, /
have resigned, but l do not wish any
notoriety in regard to the affair. The
opportunity offered itself short time
ago and so ! resigned"
FoND DU LAC. Wis, special: Burg
lars did scientific job on the Postoffice
IN this City. They opened both doors
Of the massive vault with drill and
punch, but the old and apparently
nearly worthless safe inside the vault.
proved toU much for them and held the
postoffice aud money order funds un-
touched. The lock OF the safe was
blown off with dynamite, but the old
style bolts refused to move and saved
the contents, amounting to several
thousand dollars. The booty obtained
consisted of the funds of the stamp
clerk and stamps in the box used by
the clerk to the amount of $50 and
private money to the amount Of about
$500; besides four registered letters,
value unknown. Fortunately all other
money and valuables were in the here
tofore despised old safe. Gas was
burning in the Office as usual. The
vault door tools were taken away and
there Is no clue whatever to the rob-
bers.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: Two
tribes of Indians numbering thous-
and each, occupy the Wind River reser-
walton in this state. They have never
affiliated and the Arapahoes have lived
thirty miles from the agency rather
than be forced to come in contact with
the Shoshones. subagcncy is to be
built to save the Arapahoes trips to the
home of the Shoshones. Mother Cath
crime. the Philadelphia Mis-, Drexel,
who entered the Catholic Church, takes
a deep interest in the Arapahoes. She
hos provided u convent for the educa-
tion Of girls and will this summer build
school for the boys, investing SIS, 600
In addition to the $4,000 she has al
ready expended. The Shoshones are
Episcopalians and Mormons in religion
and have been we'll looked after by
these churches.
MINNEAPoLIs special: At the Minne-
sofa iron mines, near Tower, 1,4OO men
are on strike and the mining shafts
are filing with water. The strikers
have possession of the engine and
pumps and are drunk and ugly. 300
Finlanders laid off without permission
and got drunk. They were discharged
and the strike is the result. Two shots
were fired at Superintendent Wallace
without effect. Company A Of Duluth,
is preparing to go to the scene. Twenty
deputy sheriffs have gone already.
MIssouLA, Mont. special: The Mis-
soula River is higher than it has been
for five years The town is in dark
ness, as the electric light plant is sur
rounded by water. The lower part Of
town is flooded and people have left
their houses. The trestles at the ends
of the bridges Is washed away and
communication between the north and
south sides of the town is cut of. The
railroa ds are washed out and the wires
are down east of here. No mails from
the east has been received for two days.
AToKA, Indian Territory, special:
Deputy United States Marshals Mccall
and Nestor of Paris. Texas, in search
of Nero Blue and his gang Of despera.
does. whom the government has been
trying to break up for wears with the
loss OF many lives, came upon them
near the Bruner settlement. In the
fight which fol owed both Mccall and
NestOr were killed.
CARSON, New, special: A pair Of in
fants has been presented to Harrison
Brecdlove, who is 20 years old. by his
wife who is 63. They are believed TO
be the oldest couple on record who