Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-08-24
SOUTHERN SUMMARY,

HOUSTON special: There is no dis
guising the fact that crisis does exist
in Texas in regard to the moving OF
the cotton crop. None of the banks
will advance money to move the staple,
and in Cenro and other places buyers
are paying half cash and giving notes
for sixty days for the remainder. The
Victoria banks decline To advance more
money, saying farmers Instead of pay
ing debts take tho money home. and
that hereafter the farmers and not the
banks will carry the cotton. The
Houston banks, while making no loans
on advances, have plenty Of money tc
pay all demands in currency or gold
without premium, and do not need to
resort to the clearing house or certified
check systems in vogue in other cities.
Interior banks cannot get money to adj
vance and are in q dilemma as to what
to do in two or three weeks from now
when tho crop begins to move more
freely The situation is more desper.
ate than admitted, so far as the move
ment of the cotton crop is concerned
EUREKA SPRINGS. Ark, special:
Edward Booker, a young fancy Coun-
ty, Mo, farmer, is rejoicing over a
rich find Of tin can containing 81 500 in
gold and silver coin. Mr.. Brokers
farm is on White River, near here, and
last spring, during high water, he
noticed an old tin vessel which had
been buried on the banks of the stream
aud had been partly uncovered by the
water. but paid no attention to it,
The other day he gave the old can u
kick. and was surprised to find that it
was full OF gold and silver coins. He
dug it mp and found it contained u
small fortune. The coins bore date
ranging from 1856 to 1863, which loads
to the belief that the money was
buried there during the war;
BRISTOL. Tenn, special: News has
cached Bristol to the effect that the
aIincrs ut Coeburn, Va. are in starv-
ing condition. A few days ago the
coal mines at Coeburn shut down.
throwing u number OF men out of en-
ployment, and leaving them without
money to buy transportation to some
other town, or even to buy bread
They will steal anything that will serve
as food for themselves and suffering
families, and people in and around Coe-
burn are guarding their cornfelds and
gardens with shotguns.
GALVESTON, Tex, special: A dis.
patch from Plcdras Negras says that
the federal troops ran into body of
armed men near Zaragosa and hailed
them. Upon their failing to respond
the troops fired, killing three and
wounding several others. 1t is also
reported that twenty prisoners were
taken, together with considerable
arms and ammunition. The party
proved to be Cardenas men.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, special: Tuze-
we'll white caps took the town OF New
Tazewell and whipped two women
named Russell until almost unconscious
They were numerically beaten, the
whips bringing blood wherever they
struck. It was ono cf the worst out
RACES ever perpetrated here. The wo-
men have been running a disreputable
house for some time
JEFFERSON CrrY, Mo-, special: At
Bonnot's Mill. on tho Missouri River,
twelve miles east OF this city, Mrs.
Foster, her two children and her Sis
ter, were drowned They were mov-
ing from one side OF tho river to the
other, and tho boat was overturned by
the strong current.