Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-30

OA0fCI AAOAuk taSib 49, uOb UtAg Ut.
The portion Of the lAk where they
been well dragged by old fishermen,
but to no avail. II has been the saying
here that people who are drowned at
the deep waters Of blue Cayuga are
never seen again. and it is feared that
the two young people will be added to
the missing list The charts of the
lake in the civil engineers department
at tho university show the middle OF
the lake to be similar to deep gorge,
the bottom cosisting of projecting
lodges, and at some points has never
been found. 1t has decided to utilize
electricity in the search for the bodies.
the plan being to submerge an incan-
descent light of sufficient power to ILL
uminate the water and reveal objects
at the bottom of the lake.
WASHINGTON special: Between
adjusting the accounts OF the North
American Commercial Company with
the treasury and the claims of the
trcAsury for &286. 01O against the North
American Commercial Company, the
native Of the serl islands in the Arctic
ocean stand good chance Of starving
this winter. The North American
Company's s,ccotint to thcs0xteht Oh
S24,0CO, or 81 900 for the coal supplied
to the United States revenue cutter
and $40, Coz for supplies furnished the
natives, are held up. The commercial
company is seriously considering the
advisability of Withholding further
supplies to the natives unless the ac-
counts already presented are passed.
The whole matter has been referred
to,Attorney General Olney for his con-
sideration, and it will probably find
its way into the courts. In the mean
time much solicitude is felt for the
fate of the natives who odepcnd entire-
ly upon the supplies furnished by the
North American Commercial Company
for their subsistence.
NEW YORK special: A hunter roam
ing through the fertile foot hills OF
Virginia writes that game has not been
so plentiful in twelve years as now.
He left New York a week ago, having
promised his friends no less than u /
wild turkeys and soras by the bushel.
In four days he killed ten turkeys.
IT is not necessary to shoot the soras.
They are so thick and flying SO low
this fall that they strike against the
roofs of the houses and murder them
felves. People are not living so high
this year as they were accustomed to
live in the past. They are not rushing
to eat canvass backs at ~ apiece, and
the duck is almost drug OH the mar
ket
READING, Pa, special: The sports
men of this city to the number OF up
ward of two hundred met in the Board
of Trade rooms and formed al organi-
Zation for the restocking of this county
with game The organization is to be
known as the Berks County Gun and
Fishing Protective Association. ID
was resolved to raise large sum OF
money by contributions from sports,
men and bring quail here from Kansas
which are to be kept over winter and
turned loose into the fields at the ma
ing season-in the spring.
WAsHINGTol, special: The Secre-
tary Of the Navy has received mes
sage from Capt. Picking, of the cruiser
Charleston. at Rio Janeiro, saying
there was an explosion of large
quantity of gunpowder belonging to
the insurgents on Governors Island.
A squad of British soldiers were get
ting sand near the magazine at the
time, and two officers. the boatswain
and sailor were killed and fireman
seriously hurt. Admiral Meilo claims
the Brazilian government Is to blame
for the disaster.
NEW YORK special: Bank state
ment: Reserve. increase 1856. .0C0:
% ms, increase, s3, $4,000: specie, in
crease, sl.0I9.O0); legal tenders, in
crease. s6,952,00o: deposits, increase,
Str,62s0N. Banks now hold SO, s35.-
0G0 In excess of the legal requirements.