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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
A PANORAMIC VIEW.
RAPIDLY SHIFTING SCENES
IN A BUSY. WORLD,
DOINGS OF THE DAY.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF THE
WEEK.
New rIebr,ie. outrsxes.

VICTORIA, B. c., special: Word has
been received here Of series of mas
sacrcs OF traders in the New Hcbrides.
One Of the latest was that Of three
men Of the American vessel Leon
Henri, registered ~ Lev1 nalif.
Capt. w. II. Bruce, in letter from
Vita Harbor, says the murders were
perpetrated by bushmen on Pentecost
Island. A raid was made on the ships
boat as it lay of the beach laden with
articles OF trade to be exchanged for
Pentecost islanders desirous OF re-
cruiting for service on plantations in
other parts of the New Hebrides group.
While negotiations We're proceeding a
imam OF the bush" felled the recruit
ing agent with four blows from tom
ahawk. Two others were similarly
butchered, and q fourth, oppOrtunely
realizing the critical nature of affairs,
dived overheard and swan out, event
ually landing on another part OF the
coast. The bodies of two of the killed
were recovered by Capt. Bruce, who,
after many vicissitudes, reached Am
bryn mission station, in charge of DR..
Lamb. The Leon Henri afterwards
managed, single-handed, to make the
port OF Sandwich, after one of the most
eventful voyages made in the New
Hebrides group for many years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
Vote Buying Is Legal.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, special: A
decision just rendered by Judge Bore.
man Of this circuit is the subject Of
general comment through this section
of the state. A short time ago num-
ber Of persons, all prominent citizens,
were indicted for bribery in the recent
elections in Witt County. The judge
says In his decision, which discharges
the defendants, that the West Nir-
ginia statute does not make it an Of
fense to give bribe, and only makes
it an offense to receive the same. He
holds that there is casus omissus in
the statute in not providing punish
ment for the giving of bribes. The
decision gives the vote buyer all the
latitude he wants.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
FOREIGN JOTTlNGs.

LA LIBERTAD, Honduras, special;
The stars and stripes was fired upon by
Honduras. BY the alleged orders Ok
President Vasquez and the express
command OF the commissioner OF the
port OF Amupala seven cannon shots
were fired after the Pacific Mail
steamship Costa Rica. flying the Amer
lean flag. as she steamed away, because
she refused TO surrender one Of her
passengers to the Honduras Govern
lnent. United States Minister Baker
was on board the Costa Rica at the
time. The passenger about whom the
trouble arose is Policarpo Barilia, who
recently led the revolution in Hondu-
rus, but was defeated by Gen Vaun9z..,
He then fed to Nicaragua and WI {
300 OF his adherents joined the army
OF President Sacasa, who was engaged
in an attempt to quell rebellion.
Barilla had decided to leave Nicar-
aqua. He therefor sailed from Corinto
for Guatemala on November 4, on the
Costa Rica. American Minister Baker
and more than lGO other persons
were his fellow passengers. They
arrived Sunday morning NJ Amafnlay,
o port OF entry Of Honduras on the Pa
citic coast, and at o'clock in the after
noon the commander OF the Port Villa
demanded that Capt. Dow should sur
render Barilla. Seven shots were
fired after the Costa Rica, although
she few the American flag None of
the shots struck her, though, but it Is
feared the steamship City of Panama
OF the same line, which was lying in
the port, may have been injured, be-
cause the firing continued for some
time after the Costa Rica was out Of
range
MATAMoRAs, Mexico. special: A
great sensation was created here by q
telegraphic announcement from the
City of Mexico that Gen. Juan G. Cor
tina, one OF the greatest revolutionary
leaders in Mexico. had been arrested
and imprisoned in the Jan Juan de Ulle
prison by order of President Diaz for
attempting to incite another revolu-
tionary uprising against the Govern.
ment Matamoras is Gen. Cortina' s
Old home. Twenty-Five years ago he
was the most desperate and greatly
feared man in Mexico, and ruled the
Rio Grande border from Laredo to
the mouth of the river.
BERLIN special: As the result OF
the carelessness OF a chemist, disas-
trous explosion occurred at Bresli
sovsls. A whole house was blown to
pieces and twenty persons killed and
large number injured. Several ad-
| joining houses We're badly dam aged.
| LONDON special: Annie Pixley. the
well known American actress, died at
the home OF her brother-in-law, Ed.
ward Fulford.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
A Storm In japan.

SAN FRANCISCO special: Advices
from Yokohama: A severe storm
swept over Southern Japan October
ls, lasting several days. In Okayama,
where floods wrought the most de-
struction. lll persons are known to
have perished and 100 more are miss
ing: 1886 houses were washed away,
bridges destroyed, and a great num-
ber OF horses and cattle killed. From
other points 448 persons are reported
killed, AS ships and boats wrecked,
and great damage done to farms.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
The Texas Drought.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, special: The
drought in Southwest TeXes remains
unbroken, and in the counties west OF
here thousands OF head OF cattle have
died from the lack of water and grass.
On many ranches cattle have become
SO weak that they cannot stand the
travel necessary to move them to sec.
tions where grass and water can be se-
cured. With the exception of a few
localities rain has not fallen in South
west Texas since last May. II good
rains should come now they would not
benefit fall pasturage.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
Investigating Northwest Asr,culture.
Killed by lIis llrother.

A SERIOUS and fatal accident hap
pened at the residence Of Mr.. Burg
graft, living about ton miles from
Springfield, which resulted in tho
death Of his son, Arlie, and the serious
wounding OF another son, Willie. >The
accident was due to the discharge Of Q
gun In tho hands ol an oldor brother,
Peter, aged Ia, The gun was loaded
for geeae wish heavy charge OF buck
shot, and the boy who was killed had
his head nearly blown from his body.
his bpains being scattered about the
room. The other boy will recover,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
wholesale Arrest Of Moonshine. =.

HUNTINGTON DEPOT, w. Va, spe-
cial: Two hundred and ten more
United States prisoners were taken to
Charleston. This makes the total
number nearly four hundred. All
were arrested for moonshining, Illicit
retailing, etc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16

J. A. SMITH, q blacksmith OF Parker,
has invented self adjusting gas pine
wrench with compound lever, and will
shortly have q patent for the same. II
- said that the only thing OF tho kind
ever invented. Several large manu-
factories are already interesting them.
selves In tho article.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
Japanese kInascial Inquiry.

YOKOHAMA special: A committee
on currency has been organized to in
vestigate the fuctuation In the rela-
tive values Of gold and silver, and roc
Omjnend what Is necessary in the jap
npeS0 system of finance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
O.tiiyed Ills Use efulness.

TORONTO, Kan, special: E. p.
Barnard, so years Of age, killed his
wife, aged 81. daughter, aged IS. and
himself. He left Q letter saying he
had outliyed his usefulness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16

SOUTH DAKOTA seems to be o fav.
orable stamping ground for the scores
OF fakirs who are continually on the
watch for chance to make money cas-.
lily. This Is not because the people of
South Dakota are more gullible than
the people Of other states, but because
the people of this state arc Us prosper.
Gus as those of other states. Not long
ago fakir who represented himself
as being an agent Of the Standard
Tank Line Company visited some OF
the smaller towns in the extreme east
crn portion Of the state. He claimed
to have been sant out by the company
to take orders for kerosene oil, ana al
SO carried with him what he claimed
was new Invention to prevent kerO-
sene lamps from exploding. This was
put in small packages at tho rate Of
&l2 per gross to the merchant. The
faktr took orders and received the
money for six gross in the towns of
Toronto, White, Bushnell and Aurora.
After working that place he disap-
peared from that section Of the state.
The fake was not discovered until the
kerosene failed to arrive after q rea-
sonable length Of time, and inquiries
developed that the company had re-
ceived no order for tho oil. Further
investigation proved the material pre-
venting explosion to be common mar
BILE dust.
Investigating Northwest Agriculture.
Il. NJ. NELSON and Joseph Cilley
Vernett, two Worlds Fair Commits
sioners from Buenos Ayres, Argentine
l. a \
cursion OF their own. Mr.. Nelson is
an agricultural engineer and Mr.. Yer
nett owns large tracts OF lands In
Buenos Ayres, and they are deeply In
terestea In tho raisiag Of cereals.
Their visit to the celebrated corn bell
at South Dakota was occupied by
them In careful study OF raising corn
and In gaining Information relative to
agriculture In the Northwest. They
were rendered an informal reception
a. the loading hotel in the city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16

FIRE destroyed all the buildings but
one on the cast side Of Main Street at.
Arlington. Tho frc started In the
rear OF Waltz's Shoe Store, and owing
TO lack OF sufficient Are apparatus
was soon uncomfortable. In about
three hours about $4,000 worth OF
property was consumed. Tho salvage
Is large.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16
Crushed Cndrr : safe.

JAMES nUNAnRE, An old soldier
aged 80 years, was instantly killed Al
Aberdeen by heavy safe falling upos
him from wagon. His body was h0r.
rib'y crushed and nearly severed Ii
the middle
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-16

ROBERT MAcBRIDE, = quarter-brosd
Sioux, knowa 10 every person living
along the Missouri River, between
Yankt0n and Pierre, committed sui
eide at his home on the Crow Creck
Reservation by taking poison. Ho was
hard drinker and this ID slven q the
cause for tho deed,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
BIG FIRE At KANSAS CITE.
Three Flremen Severely Injured and $500
600 Worth of PrOperty DestroYed.

900 Worth of Property Destroyed. =
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1S.-The Western
Warehouse and Storage company's large
four-story warehouse at the corner of Union
avenue and Santa Fe street was burned to-
night. Firemen Matt Clarksen, John Burke
and Walter Elysar were buried under a
falling wall and sustained serious il not
fatal injuries. The loss is estimated at
$500, 900.
The fire started about 9 o'clock n
gained great Roadway before the fire de-
partment arrived. 1t originated near the
center of the first floor and running up
the elevator shafts spread very quickly
over the whole building. The tiremen who
were injured were at work on the second
floor, when an explosion occurred and a por.
ton of the wall fell in upon them. They
were buried in the debris and surrounded by
flames. Other firemen fastened to the res
cue at great risk to themselves and sue
ceeded In getting their unfortunate COM
rades out Of the building before 1t collapsed
entirely. The men appeared to be dead, but
under the application of restoratlves were
revived, and it is thought they will recover.
Burke had both of his legs broken and
Clarke's back was badly strained. Eylar's
injuries are not serious. The building and
its contents are entirely destroyed and the
loss is placed at $500, 900. The building was
owned by A. Mansur of Mansur q Ebbetts
of st. Louis. Loss on building, s35, 900; in
surance. $4,000.
The National Cordage company had $500,
900 worth of Irvine and stock stored in the
building and is a total loss; fully insured.
There was stored in the binding a large
quantity of agricultural implements, some
of which had been sold and were awaiting
shipment.
G. j. Ferguson and John Wilcox occupied
a portion of the building as a s~torehouse for
agricultural implements. Their loss is
heavy, but the amount cannot be ,ascer.
tanned tonight.
The Hapgood Car company Of Lansing,
Mich, had a large number of buggies and
carriages in the building. There were also
buggies that had been shipped from Mar
shalltown, Ia, the ownership of which is not
yet known. fhft
The Peoria Distilling company had a loi
of whisky on storage and it is supposed tina
this is what exploded.
l.. S. Wicks Is the vice president and man,
agero Of the Western Warehouse and Storage
company and j. j. Rieger, secretary .ane
treasurer. ~ r0r.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
ASSUMING SERIOUS PHASE.

immigration Question Causing UneasIncss
In Railway Circles.
The immigration question begins to assume
a serious phase, and unless some agreement
is reached at the meeting of the Western
Passenger association Tuesday, called for
the purpose of discussing the problem, the
Santa Fe undoubtedly will Withdraw from
the association, in which event the organiza-
ton would undoubtedly disband.
Colonel He Townsend, the general passen-
ger agent of the Missouri Pacific, arrived in
Omaha Yesterday morning and at once went
ger Agent Lomax of the Union Pa
citic over the immigration question.
While Mr.. Townsend is not a member
of the committee appointed to confer with
Mr.. Lomax, he comes undoubtedly to labor
with the Union Pacific people and get some
expression. of opinion as to what they will
do should other roads agree to come into the
fold.
So long, however, rs the Southern Pacific
on the south and the Canadian Pacific on the
north continue to demoralize the immigrant
business by the use Of the Sunset" line and
steamers on the AtlanGlc it is q foregone
conclusion that the Union Pacific will not be
a party to any arrangement except one of
absolute fairness to all the lines in interest.
1t is exceedingly doubtful If the committee
appointed by the Western Passenger associ-
alton will ever have an interview with Mr..
Lomax unless they agree to see him instead
of waiting to see the receivers. From a
well known railroad man it is LEANED that
the committee was decidedly discourteous to
MIR. Lomax in asking to sec the receivers,
taking the matter up over the head of MIR.
Dickinson.
The general passenger agent of the Union
Pacific is thoroughly advised as to the
wishes of his superior officers and prob
ably feels the covert insinuatlon made by the
committee that he Is not empowered TO
speak for the road. When this was Inti-
mated to MIR. Lomax he %langhinglv said that
there were greater matters at stake than
getting hot over little technicalities, and
gave the reporter to understand that he was
ready to treat with the committee at any
time they would come to Omaha, as the gem
eral manager and himself were always at
home.
MI. Townsend returned to st. Louis last
evening, and will make his report to the as
ISOLATION on Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19

Ca, ana over 200 people lost their lives along
the storm-swept coast.
Two days later. the Chicago limited ex-
press train crashed through q frail iron
bridge near Chester, Mass, killing fourteen
people, fatally ~injuring three others, while n
score were badly hurt,
september z, n severe cyclone struck the
pretty little town of Jockport, La. on the
Bayou La Fourche, when six were killed and
eight injured.
September Is. two sections OF n Big -Four
express crashed. together Mt Mnnteno, Ill,
killing eight and ~injuring twenty more.
September 20, IL cost the lives of eleven
nien to protect a negro from n moi at Clover
dale, wa, and nineteen others were shot
during the melee, while on the preceding
evening, n fatal panic in n theater at Canton,
ILL.,, cost the life of one person and he seri-
Gus trampling OF sixteen more.
Met Their Fate In the Mines.
The Wilkesbarre mines added another
horror September 81, when five more miners
were killed by a gas explosion and six
wounded.
September % twelve victims answered
the beckon of deaths heavy hand at La
Porte, Ind, when n brakeman's awful
biunder sent a passenger and freight train
crashing into each other. Twenty-eight
mangled bodies were also taken to the nos
pital TO receive the surgeons care.
Dynamite was used Mt San Francisco Sep
TENDER % TO settle a. feud of long standing
ant I'VE uOuuUlul StuHNtu WtTt nuIlCu
their beds into eternity
September % tw~cnty-eight miners were
drowned like rats in n trap by the caving in
of the Mansfield mine, near Crystal Falls,
Mich, and the consequent pouring in of the
Michigamme river.
Grief on the Gull Coast.
But far moro terrible than all was the re-
suit of the storm that swept the Gulf coast
near New Orleans October 3. for when the
reports were In from the various localities
that were devastated the confirmed death
roll numbered 2,041. while the damage footed
up more than s., 1000 900.
Twelve people were killed and twenty-one
injured in q rear-end collision at Jackson,
Mich, on the Michigan Central, October 10.
October 4the steamer Dean Richmond sue
cumbed to the storm that ragged over Lake
Erie, and went down with the eighteen souls
on board. while thirteen were drowned by
the laundering of the steamer Wocokon off
Long Point, and two were lost in the wreck
of the Sherwood on Lake Superior.
Trains Met In the Mist.
October II one of old Fries fogs shrouded
another terrible accident, when the New
York and Chicago limited on the Fort Wayne
road was wrecked at Wellsville, o. Six
lives were lost.
October 20 the New Orleans limited over
the Illinois Central was wrecked near Kan
kakee by colliding with a coal train, but
none Of the eight injured died from their
bruises.
Quite different was the collision on the
Chicago g. Grand Trunk near Battle Creek
October 30, when two heavily loaded ex.
press trains met head on at a country
switch and twenty-seven lives were sacri.
feed ana twenty-nlne pamcS were sent out
in the official list of the injured.
With this came the close of the fair, dur
ing the six months duration of which 3,06s
lives had been offered up in the list of
frightful casualties above enumerated.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
New YORK sports Confident.

New YoRK, Nov. 1s.-The New York
sporting fraternity is confident there will be
no interference by the authorities in Florida
with the proposed boxing contest between
Champion James J. Corbett and Charles
Mitchell. H9rt
Richard X. Fox sent a letter to Lord Ions
dale in London today stating that rather
than see the proposed match fall through
he would give f60O towards a purse of e, 900,
providing Lord Lonsdale and his friends
also promised to give u trophy valued al
81, 400, representing the boxing championship
of the world, and he will allow Lord Ions.
dale to make arrangements to bring off the
contest in England or on the continent in
case the contest cannot be brought of in the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19

feated Augustana college at foot ball today,
IA to ~. gtH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Nov. 1S.-Foot ball.
University Of Minnesota, 10; Ex.Colleg-
iates, 0.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 1S.-The Denver
Athletic club foot ball team today defeated
the University Of Boulder by a score Of 92
to 4. t
BELoTT, Wis, Nov. 1s -Beloit college de-
feated Armour institute 81 TO 20 at foot ball
today. rr-
CRAwFoRpsvILLE, Ind, Nov. 1S.-The But
Ter university foot ball team was beaten by
the Wabash college club, 2S to "a.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, Nov. 1S.-eIhe closing
game of foot ball Of the Northwestern Inter.
collegiate league was played here today be.
tween the elevens of the University OF
Michigan and the Northwestern university,
and resulted in q victory for the former by
q score of ~ to 6.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
Board of County commissioners.

The county commissioners held the regu-
lation weekly meeting yesterday afternoon,
at which they allowed h pay of the judges
and clerks who served at the last election.
Those men who were employed in the city
drew 80, while all others were allowed 81
each.
. Coutant Il Squires were declared the low
est bidders for furnishing the steam lump
coal at the county hospital, their bid being
$2.9 per ton for the coal weighed on the
A proposition to place three smoke con-
sumers in the furnaces at the county hos
pital AT a cost Of $50 each was referred.
Arthur Bedding of South Omaha was de-
clared to be eligible for admission to the
Soldiers home and his request to go there
was granted.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
PLATTSMOUTH SHUT OUT,
Nebraska City's High school Team Puts
Up u Pretty Game ut Home.


NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Nov. 1S.-[Special
Telegram to II BEE. The game Of foot
ball between the Plattsmouth and Nebraska
City High schools today resulted in a
Waterloo for Plattsmouth by a score of "a to
o. The game was called at 4 o'clock, Law
ingston OF Plattsmouth as referee and Bur
CERT of Nebraska City, umpire. Nebraska
City put up a splendid anne and Platts-
mouth was never in it..
Nebraska City won the toss, took the ball
and played ENTER for fifteen yards, then
lost tho ball. Plattsmouth was forced back
by Ryder's good tackle. Steady work through
center scored n touchdown in ten minutes.
Payne kicked goal. Score, o TO 0, Nebraska
City.
P~lattsmouth made ten yards by zigzag
play, but lost the ball. Nebraska City, by
good tackles and pushes. carried the bali
across Plattsmouth's goal and Stevenson
kicked goal end of first half, ~ to 0.
Second half Plattsmouth worked the Y
for ten yards, but failed to gain ard Ne
braka City took the ball on three downs,
Drusedow gained twenty yards, Campbell
ten and Drusedow sixteen, but lost the ball
within three yards of Plattsmouth's goal.
Plattsmouth punted out, but with few
PUSHES Nebraska City, scored another touch.
down and goal; IS to o. Plattsmouth .lost
the ball at the center. Springgate made the
prettiest run OF the game for fifty yards to
Plattsmonth's fifteen yard line. The bal
was soon pushed over for a touchdown and
goal, the game ending "a to 0.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
SENATOR YooEnEEs HoSoRED.
Terre Haute Citizens, irrespective of Party,
Welcome Him Home. -

Welcome Him Home.
TRRRE HAuTE, Ind, Nov. Ex-senator
Voorhees, was honored by a nonpartisan
demonstration at the Terre Haute house to-
night. The Ringgold band serenaded him
and when he appeared he was loudly APP
plauded. Colonel w. L. Mexican, ex-deputy
COMMISSIONS Of pensions, presided and de-
clared that Senator Voorhees, course in the
senate had the unqualified approval of the
citizens of Terre Hante. ~
Colonel X. w. Thompson, ex-secretary of
the navy, delivered an address. He said
that as a republican he took occasion to
endorse Senator Voorhees, upon his course
and TO contratulate him upon his successful
efforts in the senate as chairman of the
finance committee which resulted in the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchase bill.
The senator returned thanks and said no
moment of his life was prouder Than this.
He had done his duty in congress and he
had tried TO serve the people as well as he
could in a great national crisis. He pre-
dicted better times and said the beneficial
legislation OF congress would have its effect
Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
Bought "A Bogus Draft.

Charles Cohn has reported TO the police
that was recently bilked out of $40 by a
swinuler in Denver.
Cohn says that Just before he left Denver
for Hampton. Ia, he went into a saloon to
say goodby to some friends. While there a
man suggested that 1t would be unsafe for
him to carry SO much money and gave him
Third National bank of Omaha for the cash.
Men Cohn arrived here he looked for the
bark and not finding IT reported the matter
TO the police.