Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-03-31
IN THE WEST.

advent OF Cinnamon caused much eN'
element in this city. Public sentiment
here has always been against them and
up to date not one has made his resi-.
dence here. Yung Tan came in on tho
Helena train, avowng his intention OF
establishing a laundry here. He was
hustled by the toughs Oh "M hisky
Row" as First Avenue South Is called
ana under the protection of the police
went to the west 81 e of the river. He
returned after awhile and was found
by the police in the bar room of the
Montana House setting up drinks to Il
reTling gang of tin-horn blowers and
saloon loafers, who. were preparing to
handle him roughly. Sergeant Moran
interposed and took him to the county
jail for protection. A mass meeting .
was called o. Aron Hall composed
largely of laboring men. and passed
resolutions opposing the introduction
of Chinese labor and appointed a con-
mittee Of six to consult the authorities
and persuade the Chinaman 10 leave.
The meeting then adjourned in IA pro.
cession OF five or six hundred to the
jail, which they found locked. Ser
geant Moran met the committee out
Iung Tan would leave the city
DENVER, Colo, special: Anton Wood,
the ll-year-old murderer OF Joseph
Smith, was convicted OF murder in the
second degree. The Jury was out six
teen hours and little Anton came near
being sent to the gaIlowS. The stub
borness OF one juryman saved him,
When the verdict was read in cour.
Anton wept He thought the verdict
mean hanging for him, and he eXpresSt
ed his regret for not numbering Smith 8
two companions that were with him on
the day that Smith was killed Little
Anton looked viciously at Alexander
Eecker, the principal witness against
him, and said: "lf had plugged that
--- nobody would knew nothing about
the thing at all" The lad was then
taken to the sheritfs office, and the
first thing that attracted him attention
was the rogues' gallery. lie called the
sheriff over. and, pointing to the photo
graphs of the dead body Of 4 desperate
dangling from telegraph pole, said.
n suppose that's what you going to DO
with me: Well, I'll fool you" The
sheriff assured the lad that he would
be only ontined in Jail. This satisfied
him. The idea OF getting enough to
eat and having no work to do tickled
him.
CpfFHYvILI.f, Kan, special; The
Caney Valley Bank at Caney, Kansas.
was robbed and 81 ODD was secured by
the robbers. The job is said TO have
been done by two men named Starr
and Newcomb, 10th of whom escaped.
Shortly after o'clock Starr and New
omb entered the bank when no Gus
were present and lcvc'ing re-
volvers at the cashier and three other
demanded all the money on
hand. The argument was unanswer-
able, and something over $1,000 was
quickly handed out The robbers then
backed out of the door after a parting
assurance to the bank people that they
would meet sudden death if an outcry
was raised. The men hurried TO their
horses and had good start on the way
to the Indian Territory before the bank
people recovered from their fright suf-
ticiently to give an alarm. As soon as
the matter became known posse was
organized and started in pursuit, but
the robbers had not been found. Starr
-
only recently escaped from jail. where
CofreyviIlc robbery last fall.
NeWcomb is also IL notorious criminal.
DENVER special: What had the ap-
pearance of being a premeditated and
planned attempt to blow up
u business block was discovered by
firemen. Some one detected smoke
coming from the wall paper and paint
store of Chatfeld & Weigand in the
Ghost building, opposite the Glenarm
Hotel. An alarm was turned in, and
when the fire department arrived and
broke into the building they found
burning fuses attached to oil barrels
and cans, to which the faucets had
been left open, and also to keg Of
powder. Only the prompt arrival Of
the tiremen prevented what would
have been terrible disaster. The
building is a three-story brick and stone
structure with half dozen business
houses below and apartments above,
all Of which were occupied. Chief
Pearse ordered the arrest of both Chat
field and Weigand, and the former Is
now in jail. while officers are hunting
for the latter A thorough inyestiga.
ton will be made The firm carries a
good stock, but has done little business
of late.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Adyices just
received from Behring Sea show that
the Steamer Alexander. which left here
early this year, is already In tho for
biddcn waters. This steamer cleared
from Frisco for Hakodate, j apan, Janu-
ary 25. She carried full sealing outfit,
and another suspicious Circumstance
was that she carried eighty men. At
the last moment several cases OF VIM
chester rifles were secretly put aboard.
1t Is believed here that the Alexander
will trade liquor for skins along the
shore Of Behring Sea, aud that before
the patrol feet starts North she will
mako dash for the r0okeries. over
power the mail guard and then slip
South with full cargo OF skins
ROCKFORD, H., special. One of
Apostles was asked II
there was any truth in the report that
Heaven was to be moved to Colorado.
lie replied that it was simply tho
revival Of an old rumOr He further
said that Schweinfurth's intentions
would not be made public II he were
going to move. The impression pre-
walls here that schweinfurth is hard
up financially and would move ii he
could profit by ii. Tho papers have
left him alone recently and his cake is
getting old. Converts and ducats have
been dropping of.
KANSAS CRY. Kan, special: A large
number OF prominent cclored men In
this city have organized xn Afro-Amcri.
can Industrial league, the objec. oI
which ID TO send colony OF color ed
people 10 Brazil. The Breziiian gov.
ernneat has offered 70 pAy I'll trans.
portAtiAa cAAraas ior cOiofsd eolonists