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hungarian Floods.

BUDA PEsTH, Aug. 16.--The damage
caused by the floods in Galicia and
Northern Hungary amounts to many
millions of forins. In many districts
the peasantry has been Impoverished. AT
Vorasco a workshop was swept away
and Ia employees were drowned. Sixty
persons are said to have been drow ned
at Rymnow. Galicia.
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The Ohio Democrats nominated Law
renee L. Neal, the author of the Cbica-
go free trade plank, for governor, and
ignored the silver question. 1t will be
even easier for Gov. Mckinley than he
had right to expect.
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HIS OWN BANKER.

A Wisconsin Man Robbed bv Masked
Burglars.
GREENLEAT, Wis, Aug. 18.-At 8 a. m.
burglars woke up f. G. Sanger, a store
keeper of Morriston. covered him with
revolvers and searched his house, find
ing sl,aOU, with which they disap-
peared.
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Fatally Shot inPlax.

LAKE CITY, Minn., Aug. 16.-Chris-
tina Albertson, aged about . years, of
Minneapolis, who was visiting at the
residence of Mayor H. A. Young in
this city was acciden tly shot and killed
at 2p. IN. by the young son of Mr..
Young, who secretly secured possession
of his brothers revolver.
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Nearing Completion.

OwAToNNA, Mimi, Aug. 16.-The
new music hall, which is the gift of
Hon. George A. Pillsbury to Pillsbury
academy, is now nearly completed and
will be ready for occupancy when
school opens in September.
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The wideawake Centerville Journal
modestly eXults over the fact that it is
now being printed by steam power.

After the Pop and Democratic papers
had clapped their hands for week or
two over his alleged detection from the
Republican party, Hon. Roger O..
Donahue of Canton says he is as good a
Republican as ever.
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"1t's an i'll wind, etc. The financial
stringency in Colorado is causing hun
dreds of the cheapest class OF foreign
laborers, Italians, Austrians and Hun
garians. to return to their respective
native lands.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-08-18

The Argus-Leader, which has not
been able to secure the endorsement OF
any considerable element in it's attacks
on the South Dakota exhibit, emits the
following sneer at the Pukwana Press,
which has presumed to say the exhibit
is good:
The defenders of the South Dakota
Worlds Fair commission are conspicu-
GUS for their standing and influence.
The standing and influence of a news
paper are not always determined by its
own estimate of the same, else the rest
of us would be crowded off the stage OF
action by the aforesaid Argus-Leader.
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Sioux Falls Press: 1t seems that no
disgrace can attach to the name of
Freudenfeld because of loss to the state
through failure of the Plankinton bank
in which institution he had state mon
ey in his care deposited. The loss will be
made good by MIR. Freudenfeld and his
sureties.
Well, why shouldn't it be? Mr..
Freudenfeld was relied upon to and his
sureties were expected to meet just
such possible emergency as the pres
emf.
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Says the Watertown Public Opinion:
THE MITCHELL REPUBLICAN and
the Argus-Leader seem to shave it in''
for each other about six times a week.
The REPUBLICAN has no particular
apology to make for seeming to keep up
a controversy with the Sioux Falls pa
per. The latter is the recognized Or
gan OF Democratic principles in this
state, and in fact the only Democratic
paper that comes to our hand which
attempts TO sustain the Bourbon cause
in any degree. Our contention is not
therefore a personal one, although the
AL. occasionally tries to have it so,
but a sincere discussion of the respec-
tive principles OF the two great parties.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-08-18

Yankton county has reform board
OF county commissioners who have re-
Gently cut Off the clerk hire in the sew
eral county Offices, and Public Exam
iner Myers has written the following
letter to the board:
| have been informed that at your
July meeting you did not make provis.
ion for deputy for the treasurer and
auditor. If this be true, you are here
/ by ordered to make a provision for such
&otfices. The deputy auditor shall hold
his position from the present month un-
ttil January lst 1894, and the deputy
treasurer from August lSt until May
list, 1894.
The law makes it a duty for the
treasurer to go out and collect the de-
llnquent personal taxes, which it is i'm
possible for him to do and attend to the
office at the county seat If he fails to
collect this tax, it is your duty to take
it out of his salary, but when you fail to
furnish him the necessary help, the re-
eponsibility falls upon you and you will
be liable for any loss sustained by the
bounty on account of your failure to
perform the necessary duties of your
Pttices. The county auditor cannot per,
orm the duties OF the Office as they
hould be and prepare the tax list OF a
bounty of your size. 1t is very unjust
p the auditor, and very great injus:
ice to the people of your county to fail
p furnish the necessary help to do the
PORK in the office. The matter must
ot be ignored as it is of greatnecessity
nd for the interest OF your county.
This seems to state the situation
retty clearly.
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In his message to congress in 1851 at
the close of free trade era, President
Cleveland's last Democratic predecessor
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Sale.
'th. 1856
cUullald
lent and
described
larter Of
hundred
h priIlci-
&ty acres
thereof.
Of south
I'd March
is of said
on page.
ylnent o!
:ip;,l ard
due upon
ce is SIN
interest.
5 paid | by
lrlley fee.
the lur-
5 of these Z
power Of
pursuant
and the
Eonllty,by
lc auction
ooroi the
son coun-
Fiy of Aug
18th. 1875.
Co.
Eortgasee.
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20. 1898.
ing named ed
to make,
that s;lid
and Re Re.
sr 4, 1875. .
llorthMeSl
H. E. No
prove his his
ion of said
s. .Ioseph
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
KANSAS Clr1zENs FEAR sLooDsnED


Topeka, Kan, special: A great many
people believe that the wholesale xbandun-
Ing OF militia companies In the state BY the
Adjutant General and the collection OF
state arms are the beginning OF \ plan pre-
arranged aud mapped that will end In
bloodshed II not in revolution. Adiutant
General Artz Is now In Leavenworth disc
arming the Jackson Military Company,
which Is composed OF colored men. Dis
patches from Leavcnworth state that the
people fears he intends to turn the guns
over to the coal mine strikers who march TO
the mines each morning and ovcrawe and
hulldoze those who want to return to work.
The people OF Southern Kansas also believe
til the various militia companies in the
state have been abandoned with view to
turning over their arms to the striking
miners
Walters. who Is directing tho strike, l.,
acting under the orders Of Governor Lew
elling, and the two seem determined to
keep the men away from the mines, who
want to go 10 work. When it was reported
that u gang OF m II would ent:r the niue,
OF the kaEsas and Tex 3 Coal Cont any
and go to work, Walters and his committee
called out several hundred Bohemian, ltal-
ian and Irish strikers, and with "a brass
b nd marched to the mine and forced the
men to leave. The strikers carried red
banners aud clubs and many OF them were
armed with revolvers. declaring ven-
geance against any man who entered The
shaft. These demonstrations, in connec-
tion with the plan OF turning over to them
states arms. makes the situation danger
Gus. and tho people living ut Pittsburg aud
the surrounding country are IN mo tai
fear OF u little that would end in blood
shed and perhaps the los, OF many lives
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
STOOD THE STRAIN WELL.
Considering the Conditions Trade fla
Held Up Remarkably.

Considering the Conditions Trade Has
Held Up Remarkably.
New York special: r. G. Dun & Co. 8
Weehly Reeiew Of Trade says: This week
the country has withstood surprisingly we'll
the extraordinary strain. The failures OF
many banks and Arms have come despite
the relaxation In the eastern and in some
OF the southern and western money mar
kets. The Denver banks wer. overthrow
largely by the crazy conduct OF the people,
but in most cities the statements show the
banks in Il healthy condition, and there
has since been noticed moro OF a readiness
to extend accommodation. Under all con-
ditions, 1t Is astonishing that business has
been 30 well maintained with so little
evidence OF unsoundness.
Wheat has fallen cents and corn cent
Pork products and oil are lower. In place
OF the expected advance in sugar decline
has come, and cotton. after some advance,
recedes again. Western receipts OF wheat
are moderate and exports are fairly large,
but unprecedented stocks press for sale.
Chicago reports y 10 per cent. decrease IN
clearings, IS In real estate dealings and
In south bound shipments. active demands
iiIlQals, but more freedom in lending aud
better feye.. Receipts OF products are
- per cent. larger tor c0rnrad 80 for wool,
Init In most other articles there was Ada-
c'easc--70 per cent. In wheat, 80 In dresse'
beef and IS in cattle. ST. Louis report
business good la volume aud character
| but trade is checked by closeness OF money
the banks fortifying themselves.
Failures the past week were 467 In tn
United States. against 16s last year, and :
IN QLnada, against 10, two OF the failure
OF capital exceedipg $4,000. 600. aud 10
others of capital exceeding $1,000 eacl
| Last week the failures In the United State
| numbered 3I7.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28

after his incarceration in the peniten-
tiary. In these he was registered as
Dan Benton. The witnesses OF the
government testified to events which
succeeded each other in perfect rota-
ton. while those Of the defense left q
gap OF twenty-nine years. They all
testified to the identity Of the defen-
dant as Bill Newpy, but In their de.
scriptions Of how Bill Newly looked
before the war they varied greatly.
The most important witness for the de-
fense was William Cohoon, q soldier
and member OF Conn any Il, Fcrtieth
Regiment. He became acquainted
with Newby in the army, and on the
4th OF April, two days before the hat
tie OF Shiloh, stood guard with him for
twenty-four hours, While on guard
he had conyors alton with him which
he had never repeated to anybody.
After the roarpearance ct New
by In 1891 the latter, without anything
having been said to draw him out.
talked about that conversation. The
witness was satisfied defendant Was
Newly.
Mrs. Newly, 96 years old, believes
him her son, and two sisters and
brother testify that he Is certainly Hill
Newly. Newby, supposed to be dead,
mover received his discharge from tho
service, and had he established his
claim he would have been entitled "a
pay during all these years, amounting
to about S22,0 900. The extreme penalty
Of the law for his offonsc 10 fifteen years
In the penitentiary. Public sentiment
is divided as to the correctness Of the
verdict and many ARA hiftar an Ahn}p
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28


the ground that the State has thus cre-
ated monopoly for itself and, second
~. that 1t cannot engage in trade. 1she
dispensary at Greenville, one of the
largest in the State, has been closed by
Judge Norton until the laws eonstitu-
tionality can be determined. The case
will be heard in the Circuit Court, and
if the law is here declared unconstitu-
tionsl. similar cases will be opened in
all the eight Circuit Courts of the
State. But affairs will still, probably,
remain unsettled until the supreme
Court can pronounce on the matter.
Although there has been less drunk
enness and less liquor sold in the State
since July l. yet. financially, the dis
pensaries have been rearly failures.
averaging enly from S25 to $45 day,
A large brewing company sent some ale
into the State the other day, which is
also contrary ta the dispensary law, In
order to test its legality. Many saloons
are in operation on the quiet. The
first arrest, made Saturday. under the
new law, was that of an Italian, Vim
cent Chico. of Charleston, for selling
beer last week. Three State constables
and dozen spies went to the mans
house, searched it from garret to
cellar, and confisca.ei not only liquor
but almost everything else they
could find. An angry crowd watched
the proceedings, Several photograph
ers We're present. and the people cried
for them to take pictures Of the spies.
The scene in the police court was
equally exciting. The crowd hissed
the officers and Chico cursed them. and
one drew a revolver against him. Many
wealthy citizens offered to go hail for
the Italian to any amount,
Other liquor dealers were subse-
auently arrested. These are only the
first OF some forty or Atty cases Of vio-
lation of the law which the constabu-
larry are now working up.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
THE SHERMAN LAW.


The Act Of CongS>~s Which IL Causing All
the Talk.
The Sherman law, about which 30
much has been said of late, Is as fol-
lows:
10 hereby directed to purchase. from time TO
time. silver bullion to the aggregate amount
Of $500 Goo ounces. or so much thereof ~ may
e II each on ~ hs nsss
Safehsses Il Hiyer Suiiioa .rsssasY notes. sSa 81
ss unisfd ssass e Be prepared y the sec
.ench denominations, not less than Il nor more
than q 900, q he mar prescribe, and sum TO
garry into effect the provisions OF this act is
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. ?. That the Treasury notes issued T.,
accordance with the pfovtsions OF this ~
Treasury Of the Cnited StAtes OF at the oifce
of any Asstetant Treasurer Of the United
states, and whom 80 redeemed may be reissued.
shall be outstanding 1t any time than the cost
Of the silver bullion, and the standard silver
dollar coined therefrom, then held in the
e s:. ;na ssnss sss
tn payment OF oil debts,. public and
private. except where otherwise OK
shall be receivable for customs, taxes and I'll
public dues. ana when 40 ecetved may be re-
Issued; and such notes when held by any ms
: part Of its lawful reserve. That upon do
mand Of the holder Of any Of the treasury
notes herein provided for. the Secretary OF the
may prescribe. redeem such 'n's notes in sold M O.
lablishsd policy Of the United states 70 main
sn hsr tas ssS ss:s pss. e . patti xs is. s.e
may b. provided bY law. ss' = - -
,fsc. s That The Secretary Of the Treasury
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
HILL NewBv GUILTY.
Springfield Jury Finds that He II Rick-
ety Dan IRsrt<,s.

A Springtiel jury Finds that He II . Rick-
ETY. Dan i" Renton.
The famous suit, involving an alleged
peiaEion fraud that wuthlsryxauaAasSA
Government out of $4,000 or moro, has
been decided at Springfield, ILL.,. and
Bill Newbt is declared to be "Rickety
Dan" Benton. The case is probably
tho most remarkable that has ever
been tried in the United States. The
object Of the trial was to determine
the identity Of man who claims to be
Bill Newly, but who the Govern
ment Is sure Is Dan Benton. Benton.
II that is his name and The jury says
1t ls~~was under criminal Indictment
for personating Newly in order to pro-
cure u pension from the Government.
1t seems that Bill Newly was soldier
who was supposed for twenty-nine years
to have been killed in battle. A short
time ago the defendant in this trial
put IN an application for pension,
claiming that he was Bill Newly, and
that, instead OF being killed, he had
been badly wounded in the head and
leg and had been taken to Anderson
vile prison. There he was known as
Crazy jack When in course # time
he was released, demented, "ricRety"
man, he says he became a wandercr
and drifted about the country for o
quarter OF century, becoming an in
mate OF various poor-houses and OF the
Tennessee penitentiary. Then his rea-
son partially returned and he came to
realize that he was Bill Newly. He
went out among his old neighbors
and declared himself. He recog-
nized old friends and talked in
such manner Of old times that
he convinced many of them that
he was really old Bill 1t must he
so, they urged, for nobody but Bill
Newly would know things he spoke of.
Some members Of the Newly family,
including his old wife, who had long
been drawing pension on his ac-
count. received him as genuine FL
nally he himself made application for
an original pension End then his trou-
bles commenced. An investigation Of
his ease resulted in establishing his
identity to the satisfaction of the gov
ernment officials as "Rickety Dan"
Benton and his arrest. indictment,
trial and conviction followed.
La opening tho case this Government
commenced with Dan Benton "a a child.
Aatlar 1t haR shown Bill Newby to be
dead aifG uuis1u. il. tnaced from
White County. Illinois. into TennessG.,
whore he and his mother were takel
Try otto skHay Wootan Thaen Dal
grew up. He was known to the reopl,
of the neighhorhood. and so was hi
mother Lydia. Finally he was sent t,
the penitentiasy at Nashville fer hon g.
stealing, and remained there fer twely,
years. He was Dan Benton. the son O
| Lydia Benton. aud there was no othe
pretense.. Thus il was until 1889
when he left the penitentiary
He was an inmate CT man,
poorhouses in Tcnness ee. Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, both before ant
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28

Washington special: Sixty Chinese are
metaphorically starving to death On board
a steamer Mt Portland, Ore, with plenty tf
eat at their disposal. This puradoxica
state OF affairs has been brought about in
this wayi
The Haytien Republic. II ste m passenger
and carrying vessel, recently arrived ir
Portl nd with Il number Of Chinese on
board. and us sixty OF these could not pro-
dncc evidence that they were entitled td
reside In this country they were forbidden
to land. At the same time the Haytien
Republic was libeled for smuggling opium
and Chinese subjects, with the result that
the owners abandoned the vessel. leaving
the unfortunate Chinese on board. Be-
lieving the owners had done this to make
the Government care tor the Chinese, thus
saving themselves from the expense ol
supporting aud dcporting the latter, the
Treasury Departments refused co interfere,
and the sixty Celestials are left on board
the vessel unc red for and unbidden tO
land.
A protest from the Cbinc,e Minister
against allowing his fellow countrymen tc
starye caused tho administration to take
action. and after a consultation between
the officials OF the State and Treasury De-
partments and the Department. OF Justice,
It has been officially decided that this Cow
p;nmept has no right to Interfere, and
either the owners OF tho Hayticn Republic
must carc for their coutrab band passengers
(and this they will not dor or the Chinese
must starve to death in the midst OF plenty,
pending the dispo .itton u ths libel In the
courts This is the official decision, but II
mas also been determined that the Chinese
shall be fed unoficiaiiy. Wniic the United
states Government Is actually feeding the
Chinese 1t shuts Its eyes to the fact. and In
order to be thoroughly consistent the Gov
ernment maintains that the sixty men must
20 without food until the court settles the
matter OF the libel.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
CAUGHT BY A CLEVER RUsE.
A Famous European Criminal Run Down
In New York.

New York special: Juan Andreoni, alias
Juan Daodati, alias Giovanni Cavalero,
said to be one OF the most noted safe crack
ers and all around thieves in Europe. was
arrested here. Over year ago he sue
ceeded In gaining the confidence OF Marius
Malnati and a cousin, who keep a cafe in
Marseilles, France. passing himself OF as u
Spanish artist One day he disappeared,
together with 10000 francs In cash, and a
large quantity OF Marseilies city bonds.
This was . year ago last May, and the most
strenuous efforts OF the French police
failed to locate Him.
He came to this country as Giovanni Cav
alero. and lived In good style. claiming to
be a stock-broker. In March he visited q
banking house to sell the stolen bonds.
They bore Malnatfs name, and the firm be-
ing suspicious agreed to p ys2l0 down and
asking u few days time to- look them up
Cavalero went away and the bankers in
stituted an investigation which speedily
brought out the story Of the rightful own
ers. Marius Malnati came to this county
armed with the rigbtful documents to Sc
cure the thief. but Cavulero had evidently
been alarmed aud never returned to the
banking house.
apartments. determined to haunt the
streets In the hopes Of finally catching his
man. He came upon him talking with u
woman. Malnati rushed up to Policeman
Mcconnell and told his story. unfortu-
roatcly be had none of the necessary papers
with him aid ths npliccmua could not
make the arrest, but syinpthisins with
the Frenchinan's grief at the prospect tpt
losing his man. Mcconnell suggested that
Malnati would perpetrate q vigorOas rs
sault upon Cavalero he (the policeman
could run them both In over night. Tn
Frenchman jumped with delight, and rush
| ing AZ Cayalsro dealt him . furious bio"
Mcconnell then arrested both, and whe
nrraigned before Justice Hogan and tn
facts were related. Malnati was releases
and Cavalcro held for examination, and I
| give Mainati time to put the matter i
| proper form.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-07-28
CANroN.s MIRACLE APPEARS AGAIN.
More Pilgrims Coming to Leave Their
Money and Carry Back Their Crutclles.


Canton. Mimi, special. The great mys-
te,y which has susrounded the little wood
en- Catholic Church In this city has again
broken out, Notwithstanding the fact
that the windows were all taken out OF the
church and replaced with rough pine
boards by the direction Of Bishop Cotter,
the CLAIM, has gone out that the vision is
plainly seen on the outer surface of this
pine board. Five citiZen- swear that they
can see the woman with the child in her
arms as plainly as she was seen when The
window pane was in. Numbers OF the
faithful also claim that down on the gilt
altar inside of the church the vision Is rs
plainly seen as IL was in the west gable
window. Already Il second pilgi image has
begun to pour into Canton, rs before, made
up OF people anxious to be healed. 1t Is
the common report that Father Jones, the
priest OF the little chapel OF st. Michael, Is
none other than the celebrated magnetic
and spiritual healer. known throughout
the East aud that he invented the picture
scheme. He is said to be possessed OF the
power of by ypnotism. 1t is not denied that
Jones has taken in since July 1, 1892, sl6,-
900 besides his salary and positively not a
man, WON an or child has been cured, and
30, 900 people have come here on crutches
and every other way. paid enormous
board bills, carried their crutches home
under their arms, and are now using them
again.