Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-04-28
FoRE,cN JoTriNcs.

f0NDoS special: The imprisonment
OF the dowager Duchess Of Sutherland
Is one Of the most evident farces which
have lately been enacted In the name
OF Rritiah justice. And yct there are
th0ss Who prate about the severity Of
the sentence and cry out against the
outrage 0f placing real Duchess in .
con mon Jail. There Is nothing In tho
I'll eaM stance OF her jail life to wear
AGDn her. Her .'csii' Is = large parlor
TWO 1Ans full OF the fnest furniture
dfovosto the jail some hours before tho
prtsoilef arrived, aud . large forco Of
meL we're ~ work all the day fitting up
the rom Is the most sumptnous b0u-
dotr. Tapestries cover the wall, thick
rHfs Me floor, aud the principal fnrn,-
tare = IN blue plush. The best cater
7efs u London will supply I'll the ducal
gappS1lts Graves. All the prison rules
were tslaxed, and the prisoner may re-
eeiye hSr friends and enjoy literature
4 end 0kler luxuries without stint. Fhy.
I sstG1nnA too, will be In constant attend
Il nd II would not be surprising II
ould be- able to enjoy IN occa-
Z flvett ri ioctors prescribe II,
ana the prison managers are not afraid
OF to great scandal
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, special: Mss
Jennie Young, the American Young
lady whose enterprise in building y
railroad to the extensive salt deposits
which she owns In this state has cre-
ated stir throughout Mexico, has just
been granted valuable concession by
the Government for the establishment
of colonies in the states Of Chihuahua
and CoahuiIa Miss Young left for
London, England few weeks ago. aud
while there will arrange to bring over
several thousand English families 10
settle upon the lands which she has
secured from the Government They
will engage In agricultural pursuits
Miss Young has been 10 Mexico several
Diaz
SALrILLo, Mexico, special: Advice
has reached here Of an attempt at train
wrecking ON the Mexican National
Road north OF here near Marapaso
Station. At that point there Is . bridge
over q deep canon. This structure
was set on fire and was destroyed, but
the trackmen discovered that the bridge
was missing in time to prevent the
south bound passenger train from
dashing into the chasm. 1t IL thought
to have been the work OF band OF bri-
gands, who have been com hitting
depredatlOns In this section recently.
temporary bridge has been con-
structed aud traffic ON the road re-
sumed.
LONDON special: The o.mcss t3r-
gotten subject OF tho Brnsssls None
tary Conference has been revived by
the announcement that the reassem-
bling Of tho delegates will be postponed
probably from May TO September. The
proposal Of de,ay, already made by
Belgium to the Washington Gov
ernment, has been indorsed by
Great Britain, which, according to
the utterances OF Sir William Harcourt,
chancellor OF the exchequer, would feel
that nothing has been lost should the
conference drop ont OF sight without
further attempt to reach % agreement
DURANGO special: The scorpions
have become so numerous in this city
that the municipal authorities have Of
fered prize to be given the person
capturing the largest number this
month. Two thousand OF the deadly
pests were killed at the hospital here
in one day. For these scorpions the
city pays 20 cents to 81, and three
times u week those collected are count.
ed and killed at the hospital, 5000
being destroyed last year. Persons
who get permits to hunt the pests have
the right to enter and search private
houses for them.
VIENNA special: The agitation In
regard to May day Is already beginning
in this city. Several meetings OF the
workingmen were held, at which it WAS
decided not to work on May day. A
leading labor agitator named Adler
made speech In which he alluded in
terms of approval to the struggle of the
Belgian working people In behalf Of
popular rights. The speech evoked
hearty cheers In favor OF the Belgian
Democracy.
LoSpox special A report has been
circulated and generally credit
cd IN Woking that Mrs.
Florence Maybrick tried to kill herself
In the Wokins prison. She 10 said to
have stabbed herself severely In the
throat ard chest with table knife.
which was taken from her barely in
time to save Ler from inflicting mortal
wounds.
NAPLES special: Great interest IS
taken In the case for damages against
the Anchor Limo Steamship Company
by the families OF SIS Italian immi-
grants who perished In the wreck OF
tbs Utopia In March, lsgL Ex-Premisr
CrIspi aud Sig. Leblanc haye been re-
tAined for the defense
SOUTHERN SUMMARY,