Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-05
after 4 spirited contest. there t,e,po

diter spirited contest, there beiRg
six tickets in the field. Capt. Jack
Peene, the Republican candidate. was
elected by plurality of about 200 over
Mr.. Bangs. The latter had some
chances OF election early in the cam.
paign, but his record as u humorist
was brought against him and he was
simply jested to defeat. The April
number OF Harper's Magazine, which
contained some very weak wit, was
marked, and hundreds Of copies circu-
lated in "onkers. If it had not been
for this, Mr.. Bangs would probably
habe been elected, as the city has been
Democratic stronghold.
INIoNTowN, Pa, special: Reports
from all the mass meetings In the
| coke region has been received at
headquarters. The Frick men who
had been counted on to come, are d.
vided. There is to be convention at
Scottdale and the Frick men will wait
to see what the outcome may be. The
arrangements, as officially vouched for
are that sunrise will see the closing
down OF at least thirty Of the biggest
plants in the region, and the waging
OF another bitter fight between cap
ital and labor. Conservative men in
this region consider the situation
alarming. The leaders claim that
without taking the Frick employees
into account 10000 men will strike.
NEW York special Dun's Review
will say: There was more active tone
in business this week. in part due to
the belief that no disturbance of the
| currency will be permitted. Except in
the speculative markets, prices do not
recover. and in some instances have
gone lower. Business, though small,
is exceptionally cautious, and its slow
gain is more encouraging than heavy
expansion. Wheat rose briskly. clos
ing cents higher for the week. Pork
products have sharply advanced,
though corn but little. Cotton ad.
vanced an eighth. The failures for
the week number 23S in the United
States against lG6 last year.
INDIANAPOLIS special: All the
members of the family of John Core,
living five miles east of this city, and
consisting of seven persons. We're
taken seriously ill after supper and
two doctors, by working with them all
night, succeeded in saving their lives.
They were all attacked with violent
pains IN the stomach and the physi-
clans diagnosed the disease as trich-
inosis. 1t is believed that the trouble
was caused by bologna sausage, of
which the kfamily had eaten just he,
fore being taken sick.
TOLEDO special: The street car
strike continues The strikers have
adopted novel method of pelting the
cars with rotten eggs. which not only
keeps the passengers off, but being
thrown from the midst of the crowds,
the throwers cannot be identified, so
no arrests can be made with a proba-
blily Of conviction.
NEW YORK special: Gustave Hagen,
bookkeeper for the American Ex-
change National Bank is missing, and
SO is S3a, 900 of the banks money. One
Of the banks customers, c. f. Bar
tholomew, is in Jail charged with be-
ing accessory to the embezzlement, and
the police are hunting for Hagen.
NEW YORK special: The Kings
County w. c. T. L. wound up its con-
ference in Brooklyn by adopting res
oiution against the use of Intoxicating
liquors in favoring of candies.