Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-02
IN THE WEST.

SAN FHANcIsco special: The steamer
Belgic. which has arrived brings news
of the capture recently near Taichow
Island, by war junk disguised as q
merchantmen, of formidable band
of pirates who, for the last eight or
nine months, had made themselves by
their ferocity and blood-thirstiness, the
terror of all junks trading between
Ningpo, Taichow and Wenchow. or
the tifty-one pirates on board the buc-
caneering craft only eleven were cap
tured alive the remainder being killed
in a desperate attempt to repulse the
attack of the sailors on board the war
junk, who, though inferior to the p'
rates, piuckily attacked the enemy and
finally gained a bloody victory, losing
twenty-five of their forty fighting men
on board, including the captain and
the second officer of the war junk. A
curious incident in connection with the
case Is the capture on deck of thirteen
buddhist monks, who were found fight
ing side by side with the pirates, and
proved TO be the most desperate men in
In the lot. These monks are very
probably the same band that made a
raid upon nunnery near Tingpai in
Deeem Der last aud carried away the
youngest and prettiest Of the votaries,
gagging the ugly ones In cruel man
ner and throwing them under the great
altar, where the poor creatures were
found two days afterward nearly
famishPd.
CHICAGO special: The promoters of
the 200 and more Worlds Fair hotels
are in panic. The coming guest is so
long coming that some Of the boni-
faces are on the verge of distraction.
MANY 500 room hotels have been open
for month, and have probably cared
for q dozen persons in that time. The
Aldine, on Sixiy-sixth street, sent q
circular to the ockhoders stating that
they would have to forfeit so per cent.
of their investment 1t Is expected
that the majority of strangers now in
the city are stopping with friends. At
any rate the barns liz the Worlds FAIR
District, called hotels, are occupied
only by general gloom and the SER
wants Many OF the landlords are pay
ing heavy rentals and not dollar in
sight The great rush expected has
not materialized, and now they say
there never will be enough visitors to
N AXE the hotels pay
WIcnIrA. Kan, special: by precon-
ce rted arrangement between the May
ors Of the towns of Wellington, Win
field, Arkansas City, South Haven,
Caldwell, Hutchinson, and Newton, q
simultaneous bombardment Of the
heavens began at noon. Cannon and
every explosive within reach was
brought into requisition, and hundreds
Of men and boys with guns blazed away
at the skies till 2p. M when the clouds
opened their reservoirs and drenched
the earth, the rain continuing four
hours. All the country for some miles
beyond the radius Of these towns
was deluged by the heaviest rain which
has fallen IN eight months. The crop
prospects inseight counties over which
the rain fell are wonderfully improved.
Moscow, Idaho, special: A Chinese
domestic attempted criminal assault
upon little white girl, the daughter
of Congressman Sweet and then fled
to Chinatown. When the story was
made public q large number OF citizens
started in search of him. The Chinese
residents, becoming alarmed, went to
the Governor and asked protection,
saying that two hundred whites were
going to clean out Chinatown at mid
night. The Governor allowed some of
the frightened Chinese to take refuge
on his premises aud ordered the sheriff
to protect the innocent ones in China
town.
SPOKANE, Wash, special: Z. J. Car
roll, a mining engineer, is just back
from the Colville country with the re.
port that haif-breeds there told him
that the Indians in Colville Reserva-
ton attacked an engineering party Of
twenty men working under contract
for the survey OF that part of the res
ervation restored to the public domain.
and killed two. wounded others, and
have driven the whole party of. The
story Is discredited here. The wires
are all down TO Colville and the story
can neither be nfirmed nor disproved.
MINIATURES, Wis. special: All the
graves Of union soldiers In Southern
soil will be decorated this year for the
first time since Memorial Day was in
augurated A fund for this purpose,
raised among Northern posts, has been
expended in the purchase Of flags,
potted flowers, etc, and not q known
grave inside or outside OF the great
ma tional cemeteries in the South will
be overlooked Memorial Day. Conf
mander- in Chief Weissert left for the
| South to look after the matter
| SAN FRANCISCO special: Circulars
and petitions asking aid for vast num-
| Der Of unemployed and destitute labor
! ers in San Francisco were recently
| widely distributed throughout eastern
cities and also in Canada One OF the
circulars was returned to the Mayor OF
San Francisco by the Mayor OF Hall
fax, n. s., with an inquiry II 1t were
genuine. Mayor Ellert denounced the
statements as false and having nc
foundation In fact
4 CHICAGO special: The British flag
was displayed with more than usual
prominence OH the British, Canadian
and Indian Buildings at the Worlds
Fair In honor OF Queen Nictoria's birth
! day, The occasion will be celebratat
further in the evening with banQue
at the Virginia Hotel.
Il NEBRASKA CITy, Neb.. special: Th'
!. latest reports from Gen. Van Wyck
!. brought BY hts brother.in-law, Hon
!. Mark Broadhead. are most encouras
q ing. The natisnt " daily gainini
4 strength, and his chances Of uttnst
) Tscsysry Ars thought y bs COED.
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