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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16

A Tenement House Fire.
New York special: A six-story building
Ia Montgomery Street fllled with sweater
shops caught flre aud In the wild rush &c
the streets Of the $50 people working there.
were killed. and ssxeral injured.
Thh inmates were men, women and chill
dren Of all ages. all Polish Hebrews. The
dre IL supposed to have started from y
stove for heating irons In an apartment
near the stairway. Soon all exits were cut
OF that way and the rear Gre escapes rem
dered useless by the fact that the iron
shutters we're spiked fast In oil tho win
dows leading to them. All rushed to the
Gre escapes In front, and fought there like
demons.
The whole front OF the building was
alive with people. all fighting for good
places on the Ere escapes, thereby hinder
ing each other. The ladder from the Sec
Ond story to the basemen ATas not in place
and several jumped from that point.
First was q woman who fell on An iron
paling In front Of the building and was
killed. Next came two men who fell on
their heads and had their skulls crushed.
Othcrs landed on their feet and suffered
little injury. The fire department finally
got ladders alongside and assisted the re-
mainder to escape. Some were driven
stark mad by fright. II Is expected that
two or more of the injured will die.
In the meantime the building was on FIRE
on every floor and 1t took half an skour to
subdue the flames
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
She I.oosened the BulIdoa.

Brazil, Ind, special: Tho citizens OF
Donaldsonville, east Of here. are indignant
over nm assault made by tramp on Lizzie
Murphy, aged 10 years, daughter Of Mike
Murphy. The tramp called At Mr.. MurpLy's
home and asked for glass of water.
There WINS no one at home except Mrs.
Murphy and her daughter. Mrs. Murphy
went to the we'll to get some cool water.
She had not been abseHt minute until she
heard her daughter scream. She hastened
back and found her child in the villains
clutches. being grasped around her mock
70 prevent an outcry. Mrs. Murphy called
In ter large bulldog and set It on the
tramp WHO tried TO escape. but the fero-
cious dog bit him In several places and
would have killed him had hs not been
taken Oh BY neighbOrs who hastened to the
scene. The tramp is In jail here. He re-
fuses TO give his name aud says he has
wealthy relatives ut Chicago.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
OMAHA BANK CLOSED.
The McCague savings In the Bank Exam
liners Hands.

The McCague Savings in the Bank Exam
iner's Hands.
Omaha special: Just befrre closing time
State Bank Examiner McGrew took charge
OF the McCague Savings Bank. The insti-
tuition had been In trouble for some time.
but the announcement OF the failure caused
considerable comment, as there were fehrs
that stampede might follow. Other
banks are well fortified against possible
run. VIM. L. McCague. president OF the
embarrassed bank, expressed himself rs
follows:
.The withdrawal Of deposit. has been ex-
tensive during the last few weeks. amount
Ing to about st5 90. With the present
stringency In monetary affairs II has been
impossible to obtain money to any great
extent on the securities. which are mostly
6rst mortgages on Omaha real estate. The
bank has been carrying as q usual thing
between 10 and IS per cent OF the avail
able cash resources, while the requirements
OF the state only make 1t necessary for
savings banks to carry 5 per cent. This
withdrawal OF deposits continued so that
Nnding ourselves confronted to- day with a
shottsge in cash, BY the advice OF the
State Bank Examiner we closed the doors.
Depositors will b paid In full as rapidly a.
the state authorities Can realize from tho
collections or sale Of securities The assets
are: Mortgage loans. s25o, 900; collateral
loans. VI, ,00o: stocks mud bonds. $4,000;
warrants, city. county. etc.. $4,000: real
estate. $4,000. which with cash and other
securities will make = total Of e477, ,0o0
Deposits are el20, 0eo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
nIo riNnAck LOSES n nEAR1sa.
A Forty Foot whsle Killed in Rattle at
Sandwic Masa.

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Sandwich. MasA.
r Sandwich, Mass. special. A big 0nback
lost hts bearings aud rot tangled up In
Captain Wilson Perry's Ash traps. When
Captain Perry and his neighbors tackled
the monster the fun began. They didn's
have anything more deadly than gan aud
an AZ. and these only served to excite the
whales anger. After RECEIVING few prods
the whale tnined and With It's tail struck 4
vicious blow ut the boat, which luckily
escaped. II soon became question OF lite
or death With the fishermen. Captain
Perry struck the whale . terrific blow with
the AK, and - WAS apparent that II had
been severely hurt. During the exciting
interval II was discovered that the boat
was leaking. The whale churned the
water Into foam with his tsrriHc
iashing. but the men managed to escape its
blows.
nearly filled With water tho monster once
more struck a terrible blow. Which, miss-
Ing the boat. struck the high poles OF the
trap. breaking them like pipestems. As tho
whale turned enc OF the crew struck II
terrific and dcadiy blow aud Il disappeared
leaving the sea covered with fonsn and
blood. Qnickly bailing tho water from
their boat the man awaited another attack.
This time the monster suddenly rose under
the bont, which 1t upset, throwing the oc-
cupants into the sea. The men clambered
on the bottom OF the boat aud soon rlShtcd
II aud were prepared for battle but the
monster had disappeared. Tho mon, halt
drowned and terror-stricken, we're only too
glad that the whale did not follow up its
advantage. In short time IL rose TO the
surface and died. II was towed ashore by
tug and measured forty feet.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
DUN'S WEEKLY REPORT.
The Monetary stringsncy Seems to h
Relaxing . Little.

Tho Monetary stringsncy Seems to H.
Relaxing . Little.
New York special: II G. Dun & Co.'S
WeeksD RerieW Of Trade says: The severe
depression Of . week ago. which culminat<d.
in very tight money and ndmerous faiiuves
has been followed by some recovery. Re-
ports that defnite action by Congress on
the money question is assured have done
much to cause better feeling, but the
stringency at Chicago and elsewhere has
forced realizing on unprecedented stocks
OF wheat. 10 the lowest prices ever known
were made here and at the West. This
helped exports and In other respects the
monetary conditions are distinctly more
favorable. Though no radical change un-
derlying the conditions has occurred, there
Is more hopefulness and some recovery
from the extreme contraction of credit,
Chicago reports trade orders satisfactory.
The banks are considered safe, but are pur-
suing II very conservative policy. Receipts
show an increase compared with last year
OF pei cent. in cattle, 10 In nogs, ~ In
butter. IS in sheep, 80 in oats, 100 In wheat
and 40 In corn. but . decrease OF 10 per
cent. in -four. 90 In beef, - In rye, IS In
cheese, so IN hogs and lard, 20 In pork and
seeds and 90 In cured meats.
At st. Louis banks are calling loans, but
the jobbIns trade is satisfactory. with the
South much improved. At Omaha trade is
good. and at Kansas City fairly healthy.
though receipts OF grain and hogs are light.
Wheat has gone below 20 cents here and
90 at Chicago, receipts being 100000 bushels
daily and exports 100000 bushels. Corn
has fallen cents with large receipts. .oats
/ cent, pork SITS per barrel, lard 66 cents
and hogs 10 cents per 100 pounds. OH Is
81 cents stronger and coffee unchanged.
Cotton Is a quarter higher; with better
foreign buying The financial outlook is
uot helped as yet by foreign trade, Ms I'M
ports continue heavy. while exports are
still below last years. for the past two
weeks 10 PER cent. The depression OF stocks
brought in some foreign buyers. and prices
recovered on an average OF $3.50 per share
since week ago. with railroad earnings
continuing large. Foreign payments for
securities helped exchange downward, and
also bills against several million bushels of
wheat taken for export, SO some bankers
believe the rest Of the summer may pass
without . renewal of gold exports.
The failures for the week were ace In the
United states. against l6s the same week
last year, and 25 In Canada, against Is last
year.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
Recent French Victories II siam,


San FrancIsSb special; Shanghai papers
received here by steamer contain interest
Ing details OF the French movements in the
Mcikopg Valley In Siam. The French plan
Is to occupy the strategoticsi points In the
yslley and to place steamers on the upper
Mcikong. They cnptured the island OF
Khone. the key to The upper river. without
struggle, the SiaMsss border commits
sioner and his troops evscuating the place.
A telegraph line II being rapidly laid 70
1ambor. which viii connect that great com.
mercial place With sArRon. From Knone =
small railway Will be lsid by the stsamers
intended 70 ply on the upper Msikons. II
is expected that III few months France
will have control Of the transports Of goods
In this great BiAmese Valley. The king Ii
broken In hsslth xnd can make no ASht -
this big alice Of his territosy which France
has grabbed. =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
Laborer. Perish .. Guatemala.

San Francisco special, Adyices from
Guatemala show that the coffee crop Is one
OF the largest on record. but the poor Gill
bert Islanders who were shipped from
Rutaritar under contract during the last
two years are dying like sheep Their con-
tracts were for three years, and IL Is esti-
mated that already three-quarters Of them
have perished. Carlos Mordaunt, y coffee
planter, says that there Is small prospect
of more than mere handful OF these
Islanders ever reaching their South Sea
home. Mordaunt said In speaking OF these
poor labor slaves,
About $50 were brought by the bark Almy
and more than 800 Of these are dead. They
had no fish and almost no cOcoanuts to eat
the diet they had been used to--and they
got dysentery and were soon carried OF.
They can't stand what there IA to eat.
They do not make as good laborers as the
native Indians. but they are more regular
In thoir habits. The traffic In them should
be stopped by the British. who now have q
protectoratc over the Gilberts, as 1t Is
little less than murder to bring them to
Guatemala or Mexico where they cant get
the diet to which they have been ac-
customed and whefe the climate exposes
them to dysentery and consumption.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16

Honolulu special via San Francisco. No
one knows how or why, but the fact re-
mains that the annexation party III Hawaii
have settled In their own minds that the
United states Is going to establish pro-
tectnrate over the islands. Annexation.
except Ms something In the future. Is not
now discussed II Is reported that Minister
Blount dropped hint that a protectorate
Is the proper thing to look for. II tho con-
stant proiestations OF the Royalists nre t.
be believed they have no intention OF maxi
Ing move until after the decision OF the
United States Is known. So far Claus
Sprccktes has not gained much by his ef.
forts to embarrass the government fnan.
cialiy. Tho subject OF retaliation is being
discussed with talk Of stopping the subsidy
OF 81, oOe per month now paid to 6preckles'
Oceanic Steamship Line.
Honolulu had a genuine dynamite scare.
During a concert ut the Hawaiian Hotel,
ut which most of the people Of the town
were assembled, police officers saw three
men acting In suspicious manner near
the ex-queen's residence on Washington
Place. When ordered to halt two drove on
In hack and the third ran away In
the darkness. Near whore the man on
foot was seen the officers discovered three
uyudWsSc uoSuuo uuu u SHuuil DOttl6 OI
fnlminate Of mercury. A company Of vol-
untecrs was called out Immediately and
guarded the place and barracks all night.
1t Is thought by the officers OF the Provis-
iOnal Governments that bombs were to have
been used to blow up the barracks In which
the provisional army was sleeping.
President Dole stated that he thought the
6nding OF the bonbs proof OF the reported
conspiracy TO restore the Queen. as did also
Attorney General Smith. The royalists are
indignant at these assertions. Tho Gov
ernment has quietly been organizing thrce
more companies OF volunteer soldiers. AL.
though no Official news Is yet made public,
It is stated that the Government has re-
ceived private letters from Washington as
suring them that y protectorste will be de-
clared by the United States. Ex-Quccn
Liiiuokalani Is preparing q lengthy state-
ment TO be given Minister BIount. In II
she recites the history Of her short reigu.
the causes leading TO bor downfail, and
gives her views ~ to the injustice Of hcr
treatment by the Provisional Government
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
BANDITS IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
The Arkansas Bank Robbers Flee to the
Nation aud Are Intercepted.

The Arkansas Bank Robbers Flee to the
Nation and Arc Intercepted.
Bentonville, Ark, special; After rum
ming fight with the bandits who robbed the
Peoples Bank OF ST.. 900, shetlN Gaibraeth's
posse returned to Dentonvilte. The PURSUE
ing party lost five horses killed ia the fight
and had six Others wounded. Mayor Patten
aud u farmer named Grimesley, who were
members Of the posse, continued the pur-
suit and came upon the body OF one OF the
bandits just across the line In the nation.
He was about thirty years old and was
stripped of ali marks OF identity. The
bandits are thought to be the remnant 1T
the old Starr gang.
United States Marshal Copeland, with
strong posse. intercepted the robbers after
they had got into the nation and IN effort
Is being made to exterminate the entire
gang. They were corraled In clunp OF
bushes at nfgbtfall, and there 4. no escape
for them. Farmer Stone, who was shot In
the groin by the bandits st the time of the
robbery. is still alive, but cannot recover.
Henry Starr, who Is supposed 10 be the
leader of the robbers, 10 desperate half.
breed Cherokee, only 81 years old. The ex-
plot which first brought him into notice
was the robbery OF the express Office at
Nowata. in the Indian Territory. A few
weeks ago he killed detective named
Wilson. who had been sent to npprehend
him. Since then he has been engaged ia u
numbep OF hold-ups.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
THE CAMPAIGN In GERMANY.
Twenty Parties In the Field-Inte nst
Partisan Feeling.

Twenty Parties In the Field-Inte nsc
Partisan Feeling.
Berlin special: Germany is In the midst
Of o Campaign, but one could not tell 1t by
the appearance Of the streets, or even OF
the newspapers. Everything appears
peaceful, but below the surface there iS
excitement. bitter feeling cand intensd
partisanship, such as not even the days be-
fore the civil war developed In America.
More than twenty political parties are
striving for supremacy at present. All
aud every class Of people as dissatisfied,
aud they all look for salvation from some
lolitical party of their own. 1t is impos-
sible at present to forecast the results of
she election. except to say that tho
extremist parties, the Conservatives and
eoclalists. will gaiu largely.
The Emperor Is much distressed at the
political confusion, aud feels very bitter
against his erstwhile friend Herbert Bis
s,Arck. who has been very outspoken In his
criticisms. Court Herbert is running AZ u
candidate In rural district, but the
chances for his election now seem extreme
ly slight. In every district there are from
ave to ten different candidates, and votes
will be SO split up and divided that secon-
aary elections will have to take place In
1T least two-thirds of the election districts.
Won Cuprivi counts upon making dickers
with the variou, factions. which will Gu
able him to pass the Emperor's pet bill In
acceptable shape over the heads OF the
Socialists. What the Kaiser will most try
to do will be to make concessions to u num-
Der OF reactionary parties. and thus line
shem up In support of his policy. The lib
Sral parties are we'll aware Of this danger.
md they will seek to compromise ou the
lrmy bill. In order to avoid return OF the
teactionary element to power, and on this
,pirit of com mpromise the Kaiser and cham
eellor build their hopes OF success.
mob OF 800 Social Democrats broke into
4 hall near Elbing and attacked
the Conservatives. who were meet-I
ing there, The police were called out and
cleared the hall, but the Socialists refused
10 dfsperse. Eventually. the police charged
upon the Socialist until the crowd dis
persed. Many rioters were injured.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16

week or 10 and the engtasers arc momenta-
Iily expecting news OF some disastrious
break. The greatest danger exists on the
levee limos above Ration Rouge. The
Scotts Levee near Bayou Cara. an immense
work. Is In very bad condition and heroic
efforts are being made to save It. The sit-
uation In North Louisiana Is very gloomy
indeed. and the people are losing hope
owing to the continuance OF rain 1t is not
so much matter OF inches as 1t Is matter
Of days. sunday the crevasse was S,697
feet wide. Up to Monday it had caysd ~
feet more. II there are no further storms
and the work Is not interrupted the men at
the crevasse will have succeeded In secur-
ing the upper end OF the break before 1t has
caved OF another hundred feet. The lower
end IL caving at the rate OF about zoo feet
q day and steps are to be taken to mattress
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
MEANS TROUBLE FOR MIssI0NARIE,
Bitter Feeling Being Engenderod in Hu-
nan. q Province OF China,


nan, Province Of China.
San Francisco special new and very
bitter anti-foreign tract has been Issued
from Human, the Chinese province, which
Is the hotbed OF anti missionary feeling and
the only province in China In which neither
railroad nor telegraph has yet penetrated.
1t was from Hunun that the biasphemous
placards were Issued two years ago, that
led to the outrages on Christian mission
aries along the Yangtse River. Now "A new
tract has been translated. 1t purports to
be by a scholar named Yu Ma Yu. 1t Is
called "A New Song" and is written In
excellent style. 1t recites ten evil deeds
done by Europeans, for which they should
be driven from China. Among these mis-
deeds the chief Is the kidnapping of chill
dren, who are transferred by missionary
magic Into sheep. A draught OF water re-
stores them to human form, and then. In
the secrecies Of mission buildings tbsy are
killed for their heart eyes. und gall.
Catholic priests are especially denounced
for securing converts In order to XII them.
Another European sin is the use of opium,
which was brought In to enervate the Chi
nese and make them easy prey to the for
eigners; European women, who corrupt the
morals OF Chinese youth; steamboats, that
are described as made especially TO furnish
the easy means OF throwing overheard and
drowning Chinese passengers. and telegraph
lines that are merely devices to permit the
foreigners to spy and map out the country.
The song closes with an eloquent tribute
to the people OF Human, who have driven
out foreigners and burnt their telegraph
poles. This document has been spread
broadcast In Human and adjoining prov
inces, and foreigners who have come from
up Yangtse declare 1t 10 stirring up another
wave OF hatred against Ohristfan mission
aries that may break out any moment In u
murder or outrage The fact that the
author OF the placards two years 9go was
never punished, has emboldened the author
of this latest attack on foreigners to place
his name on his song.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
HOLDING THE INQUEST .
GOVERNMENT CLERKS BECOME
BADLY EXCITED.
gAer Minute II Looked ~ Though Col.
AInsworth Would be Hung Ny the Ex-
eisesl Cierks-Ths Inquest Adjourned TO
Give Them Time 20 Cool Down.
Came Near Being r.ynch..l.

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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16

Philadelphia special; Death from the
poison OF human blte IL the fate that has
just befalien Captain Rich. Of the Phil.
adelphia Schooner Albartine Adon. Cap
tain Rich, injury WAS inflicted while the
Adon was at sea recently. Dnring strug-
gle sailor yiciously bit the Captains
land and infiictcd ugly wounds The
wound could not be healed. though tile
Captain sailed again with the supposttion
that he would have no further trouble from
1t. eome time aftarward it proved fatal
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
Gave Him : Po,.oa.d D,nn.r.

Waco. Texas, special, A few days ago
Fleming coopsr beat his wife. Mary
Cooper. and was placed In jail on complsint
Of hts father. The prisoners wife prepared
dinner. and Robert Cooper, the father,
took 1t 70 the jail Fleming Cooper ate II
and immediately became very sick. showing
symptoms OF p0ison. The father. wife and
au old voodoo negrcss. named Charlotte
Legion. have been locked up TO answer the
charge OF attempting murder BY the use Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16

Washington special: During the eleven
months ended May 81. 1ssa, the values of
exports OF breadstu6s we're ti73 oo0, ,2Sl. and
during the corresponding reriod In the pre-
ceedlng year. 2T2.4ss.0s3. II decrease Of
100. 400, ,T62. OF this d crease $6l.67l.SS5
vas ID wheat, 91i.ol5,si7 In corn. elO.o36.-
~ IN fys. es.Saa, SIS in oats and sss7. .sSi in
barley, corn meal, ontMsal and wheat
0ouf. 81
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
Taxntion Riots In su.in.

Madrid special: Riots have broken out
In Corunna. The cause OF the riot Is tho
Indignation aroused against the txation
arising from the military reforms. The
Provincial Defense Association is circulat.
Ing pamphlets advocating that the Prov
ince OF Corunna should be placed under
British protectorate. The movement Is OF
n local character and does not extend 70
other parts Of 6pain. The authorities ap-
pear to be alarmed by the agitation, aud
have ordered troops u concentrate pron,pt-
~ 10 suppress tho disorders ut Corunua.