Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-28
SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

GALVESTON, Texas, special: At the
annual meeting OF the cotton exchange
the committee on the supervision and
inspection of cotton on the wharves re-
ported that the local representatives of
the marine underwriters would recon-
mend to their companies the addition
OF per cent. premium on all cotton
forwarded by vessels refusing to load
under the supervision of exchange in
spectors. The committee also reported
that one of the main causes of the nu-
merous cotton fires was the inadequate
way in which cotton bales are now be-
ing covered with the poorest an3 cheap
est bagging obtainable in the market.
The committee recommends the pass
age of a law providing that cotton must
be completely covered with bagging
weighing not less than two pounds per
yard.
Ell PAso, Texas, special: A dis
patch from Deming says: A courier
reached Las Palomas, bringing reports
OF battle between troops and revolu-
tionists near Colonio Juarex. While
hunting for a rebel camp, the soldiers
came across 100 rebels. under Santa
Ana Perez. Fighting began at once
and continued several hours, when the
troops We're compelled to retreat. The
rebels lost twenty-five and the Govern
ment over one hundred according to
conservative estimates. Others place
the Government losses at three hun
dred. Both sides had many wounded.
Government officials at Las Palomas
admit that reports OF "a battle are cor
rect.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, special: News
comes from Green Hill. Pike County,
| that the three bad white women who
| were fiogged by citizens are in crit
ical condition, and one may die. The
| women gave their names as Bess. Liz
and Speck, and claimed to be sisters.
| Nobody seems to know where they
came from. They occupied hut and
became such a nuisance that the cit
liens formed the black cap brigade.
| The women refused to leave town after
| repeated warnings, and were taken to
the woods and stripped and terribly
beaten. Their injuries are SO serious
that the men who did the beating are
alarmed.
! NEW ORLEANS special: Two of the
Italian cases, those of Caruzo and
Scatfedi, were tried in the United
States Court before the same jury.
Sealed verdicts were opened and it
was found the jury awarded verdict
against the city for $1,000 in the
Caruzo case and for 81 SEQ in the case
OF Scatfedi In the Scaffedi case Judge
Boardman issued an order setting the
verdict aside. saying the amount al
lowed was the value Of a slave in ante
bellum times, ard that II the heirs of
the men who were lynched are entitled
to anything, they are entitled to q
reasonably fair amount.
NEW ORLEANS special: The arena
J of the Crescent City Athletic Club.
/ which was erected for the special pur-
| pose OF giving prize fights, and in
which the Hall-Fitzsimmons fight took
pace. was sold for sIl 200 to the South
ern Improvement COMPANY 1t cost
| the club $4,000. Fitzsimmons pro-
| posed some time ago that number OF
sporting men join with him and pur-
chase the building, devoting it to
pugilisn, but he could get no hackers.
Exactly who constitute the company
which has bought the arena and what
is their purpo.e is not known.
NEW ORLEANS special: The verdict
In the second OF the suits brought
against the city OF New Orleans on nc
count Of the lynching Of the Italians At
| the parish prison on March Ia, 1891, has
been rendered. It awards 5000 dam.
ages to young Marchcx. alias (srimaldi,
whoee father was murdered on that
day.