Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-02-03
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CHICAGO special; great hks
Of snow that have g. resting oti(tAs
roof Of the Manu- turers' Buildinak =
the Worlds Fair d their tremendous
weight augment by . heavy down
pour Of rain, and he weight proved too
much for certail ARTS of the structure.
The glass work and the light iron work
In the east annex or nave was caved In
for q space Of about l6 by 500 feet The
great trusses that span the central arch
OF the building aud those that support
the naves are still intact, however, and
the officials Of tho fair say that they
would stand the weight of all the snow
that could be dropped on them. Some
III the glass work In the roof of Machin-
cry Hall also gave way. The first re.
ports were wildly exaggerated, the
damage being placed as high as $780,
900 and 1t being also stated that the
Agricultural and Trans sportation Build
ings were in danger. President HiggIn.
botham Of tho Worlds Fair, declared
that the damage done will not exceed
IS, 600. and that it is matter entirely
for the contractors to settle. The re-
port that other buildings were In dan
ger is also absolutely untrue.
CHICAGO special: At IN informal
conference of Chicago lawyers at which
the question OF filling the Supreme
Court vacancy caused by tho death Of
Justice Lamar was discussed. Alexan-
der Sullivan made o suggestion that
commended itself as an equitable mode
OF providing for ex-presidents in q dig
niiied way when they possess the re-.
~quired legal attainments. 1t was that
at least u majority Of the Senators pe-
tition President Harrison to resign,
that Vice President Morton, who, the
country knows, would make . dig nified,
safe and patriotic president, nominate
Gen. Harrison to the Supreme bench.
Harrison's recognized position as y law
yer would make the appointment fit
strictly on It's merits, while 1t would
furnish the President with hard work,
the best solace In his domestic grief,
and make 1t unnecessary for him to re-
turn to his desolate Indiana home. The
suggestion was received with favor be-
|cause 1t would provide becoming pO-
sition without the obnoxious feature OF
being a sfnecure for an cx-president,
and at the same time give to tho cOun-
try superbly equipped Supreme Court
Judge.
CalcAao spseisl: Enough crude Pc
troleum WAS floating On .s..s- sATiscs of
Chicago River 10 have started couh9.
grafton that would have destroyed al
the vessels tied up In the river and I'll
the dockagc on both banks Of the main
stream and the south branch. Had some
one thrown . lighted match or live ci-
gar stump into the main branch Of the
river from the. Wells Street bridga At
midnight there might have been mil
lions OF dollars worth OF property on
fire and with no hope Of salvage inside
OF twanty minutes. All efforts to ascer-
tain the source whence the menacing
oil came were unsuccessful. II was
thought possible that it might have
reached the river through some sewer,
but the great quantities OF the infiam-
mable stun refuted that theory. The
authorities are At loss to know how 10
cope with the threatened catastropha,
but are searching diligently for the
source of danger.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The supply
schooner Undaunted has arrived here
from Kokiak, Alaska, and brought nc VS.
OF flood which occurred in the little
cannery settlement 0. Afoganak, stu
ated about eighty miles from Cooks In-
let On November "A, last, the water
In the Afoganak River rose and swept
every ything before it. The food washed
away the smaller houses OF the can
merry, and when it struck the main
building the underpinning was washed
away causing the building to coll pse
and fall. superintendent Jones of the
cannery, was in the building ut the
time and was buried In the ruins.
When q rescueing party started to save
him 1t was found that he had been
CT ushed to death.
.HILLsBoRc, H., special: s. T. Stod-
dard of Eflingham was this week pre-.
sented by his mvther-in-law. an aged
and inarm lady named Guthrie, with .
bunch OF notes aggregating $50, 600
against various parties They had
come into her possession upon the death
Of her husband, some fifteen years ago,
and had since been held by her with the
expectation OF leaving them rs Leg
acy. Upon investigation Mr.. Stoddard
finds that since the death Of Guthrie
not cent on either the principal or
interest has been paid upon any Of these
notes, In consequence of which, under
the Illinois law, they are now omtlawed
and he Is out the entire sum Of $50, 600,
unless 1t may be that part that he can
collect from parties who feel In honor
bound to pay.
Topeka special: The State Mine In
spector has made IN inspec tion and ap-
proval Of the tunnel driven under the
bed OF the Missouri River connecting
the Home and Riverside coal mines at
Leavenworth. These are the deepest
mines in kansas. and tho tunnel is
moro than 5000 feet in length. The
main openings to the shafts are two
miles apart, and the tunnel was driven
to afford means of escape from each
mine In case either should meet with On
accident. The work on the tunnel was
performed by double crews OF men
working niQht and daY for naarix =