Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-02-10
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liohAHS MiuH.s SpcCi0's "A tcIIlple
misfortune befell the family OF Charles
Luetzan, consisting of himself and wife,
living on farm six miles east of here.
During the night they awOke to find
their houses in flames. Without await
ing to dress they succeeded in getting
outside, but Mr.. Luetzan thought of
valuable papers within the dwelling
and made rush for tho inside lie
had just got In when the Kitchen of the
turning dwelling fell upon him. There
were no neighbors near and no help
was available. His wife, thinly clad,
and amid terrible suffering from cold
and fire, succeeded in extricating him,
Both were terribly frozen, The wife so
much SO that it is necessary to ampu-
tate both feet Mr. Lnetzan suffered
terrible agony during the day and died
early in the evening. lie was literally
roasted.
SAN FRASeIsco special Col. Bailey,
American Commissioner for King Teb-
ereimo Of Butaritari, one of the Gilbert
Islands, has forwarded to the State De-
partment at Washington q protest from
the King against the forcible seizure OF
his islands by the British Government
while negotiations are proceeding with
the United States. lie asks the protec-
tion OF the United States or annexation.
Advces from Butaritari state that Capt.
Davis OF the British Navy, who seized
the islands. was very arbitrary in his
conduct He was insulting to Ameri-
cans on the island and abusive to the
King, Representatives of tho King in
this country say the British made haste
to seize the islands some months ago on
receipt Of information from Australia
that the King had gone TO tho United
States to ask pro ection.
CHICAGO special: The Nc,cs-fecord
published story that the gigantic lot
terry scheme which In part caused the
recent revelation in Hawaii was
backed by Chicago capitalists. Jan. 13
a man giving the name Of John ID. Cross
called upon a prominent attorney OF
this city and, according to the lawyers
story, said.that the lottery bill had been
engineered by himself and man in
ST. Louis, and NJ John Phillips. j. j.
Williams, and DIR. John Gilbert F0ote,
of Honolulu, were innocent lie was
anxious to have the attorney interest
some Of Chicago's wealthy men in the
deal at S5G,u per share. He did not
succeed in getting the lawyer into the
scheme, but 1t is intimated that he was
more successful with several other men.
l. wIsToN, H., special: A disease
called winter cholera IL raging in the
northern part of Fulton County with
terrible effects. S. +. Nhitmore, we'll
known resident OF Orion Township, was
a victim of this disease a few days ago.
He died in three hours in terrible az
ony. Mrs. j. I. Wolfe and three chill
dren are very low with 1t. There are
about twenty cases in the neigh hbor-
hood. The disease is said TO be aggra.
vated cholera morbus. 1t is almost
akin to Asiatic cholera. The symptoms
are quite similar in some respects, and
physicians say they cannot account for
the epidemic.
KANSAS CRY special Hundreds OF
head of live stock have died from the
recent blizzard in Kansas. The stock
which came in from Southern Kansas
was generally in good condition, bnt
from Nebraska and Western j. kansaS
came many animals that were frozen.
The snow and ice was b,own through
the openings between the Stats OF the
cars, covering the suffering animals.
Those near the sides OF the cars had
their backs, ears, and tails frozen. and
hundreds OF them diedsor were at once
killed to end their misery.
FEnGUs FALL. Mimi, special: A
serious accident occurred near Nining
Station Oh the Northern Pacific and q
trninload OF passengers had u miracu.
lous escape from death. The rails
spre ad as the West bound express pass
ed over them, letting all the cars off the
track All the cars went down an em.
bankmenL The trainmen were Obliged
to cut open the windows and doors 80
get the passengers out Fortunately
the coaches did not catch tire, the stoves
not breaking. No one being killed.
ARKASsAs tI Y, Kan, special: The
suffering among the eight thousand
boomers camped out on the borders of
the Cherokee Strip, from the blizzard
/ Is something terrible. Cases too numer-
! Gus TO mention of frozen feet. HANDS,
noses, and ears, arc reported from the
camp IN one big camp, sixteen miles
southeast OF this city, the campers lost
q number of horses from the cold and
exposure, as they were absolutely with
out shelter
SEAriL*. Wash, special Late ad.
j, vices from Alaska are to the effect that
the citizens Of that territory are earn.
cstly working for home rule. con-
yention will meet In Juneau this month
| TO elect delegate who will carry to
| Washington a petition asking the fol-
lowing legislation: A delegate to Con.
gress, home rule. modification OF tile
present prohibitory liquor law and . 10 "
by which public lands may be taken up
by actual settlers
oTUcsos, Arizona special: The noted
! geoloxist OF Paris. NJ. Lagrange. who !.
making scientific researches in the val-
ley OF The SaI ta Cruz, made the aston.
ishing discovery that = biped lizard
stegosains, hitherto known among the
rocks OF the Silurman epoch, is again
living. there being specimens In ihf
I valley herexb0nts The only change IL
/, the creature IL ID the size; otherwise
| the prehistoric and modera creature.
are identicaL n
/ CARTHAGE, ILL.,. special People here
iabonts are OF this opinion that the xpiri
/ Of repentance must have been exceed
tingly strong hi the hear : OF a man ant
1 his wife who we're baptized shroagh
hole tn the les ~ lailns titY during th,
,.rNgJyAl III progress there Tie weAtit9,
ssas - cold that one M N wxa kept bi,s,
], mi te I'M IN Al a tafsassl 0set thi