Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-13
IN The WEST

CHICAGO special: There was meet
ing Of the local board commission Of
the Insurance Union, which has the
state Of Iowa under supervision, union
companies in paying excess commits
sion, over union rates il was decided
to defer the war in rates no longer.
As result the union compact mana
gers in Des Moines, Davenport, Sioux
City and Council Bluffs will receive
letters ordering all farm rates oil
throughout the state and reducing tho
rate on dwellings in fire department
towns 10 80 cents for one year or s.
for three years, with an added amount
for exposures, to n uniform rate of 20
cents for one wear or three years for
80 cents, and with no addition for eX-
posure.
CHICAGO special; G. f. kimball g.
Co., X. ID. Kelly and other brokers
who have been doing thriving bust.
ness in shaving election judges and
Jerks warrants have discovered that
they have been defrauded OF large
amount of money through bogus war
rants. About 5000 judges and clerks
served at the recent election, receiv-
ing warrants from ST. to Sla. Many
OF them cashed the warrants at Il dis
count with various brokers. When
the warrants were presented TO the
county comptroller it was found that a
number of bogus ones we're cashod.
The amount OF the brokers losses is
not known, but it will probably be
large
DENVER special: IL is announced
that Eugene Y. Debs, the "A. X. Y.
president, will attend the convention
of the American Federation Of Labor
In Denver and will endsavor to secure
an endorsement OF his plan to ANAL
gamate labor organizations into one
vast federation To be known as the
"United Federation OF Workmen.
He will also ask the convention to ap-
prove last summers strike. This will
probably be strongly opposed by sam
uel Gompers, president OF the FEEDER
alton Of Labor.
CHICAGO special: Donald Gruer, q
union carpenter, was shot and fatally
wounded by one OF three men whom he
was following. Tho three men We're
non union men and were employed on
the Marquette building, where labor
troubles led to the recent killing OF an
official OF the Junior Plumbers Union
by a non-union man. Gruer admitted
that he and his companions were fol
lowing the men, and when he hailed
them one of the men fired three times.
all the bullets taking effect.
SALT LAKE, Utah, special: Gov.
West has received from Indian Agent
Day, at Ignacio. what he considers an
imprudent telegram, asking that
nothing be done to provoke trouble
with the Ute Indians In San Juan
COuty. The Governor forwarded tho
kilograms to the Secretary OF the In
terror, with the additional information
that he had furnished arms and am
munition to unarmed citizens for their
protection until some higher author
ity takes the matter up.
CHICAGO special: The National Ar
menian Union will hold q meeting
Sudnay evening TO express sympathy
with the sufferlngs OF the Armenians
under Turkish rule. II. N. Higgin-
botham, President OF the Worlds
Fair will preside. Addresses will be
made by Mayor Hopkins and other
prominent citizens, and memorial
will he sent to Congress, asking that
the country intervene in behalf OF hui
manity to mitigate the sufYerings of
the Armeniana
MINNEAPOLIS special: The body OF
Miss Catherine Ginc, b fashionable
dressmaker who had accumulated con-
siderable property, was found i'll the
middle Of country road leading to
this city. A gambler OF st. Paul,
whose name the police decline TO give,
whom she was in the habit OF meeting
by appointment and driving with, Is
siispected Of the crime. 1t Is believed
tho motive was robbery, as she was
known to have had a large sum In
cash.
PENDEn, Neb, special: A party
consisting OF nj. EnningtOn, Spruce
Hambiin, III. s. Swensen, Clarence
Hull and about ten others OF Pender's
residents have left on an excursion to
Memphis. Tenn, Atlanta, Ca, and
other southern points to look over the
country with q possible view OF estab-
fishing . colony OF Nebraskans In the
sunny south.
CHICAGO special: The silver statue
0f Ada Rehan, exhibited at the
Worlds Fair, has been On exhibition
st . local retail dry goods store. II
has boeu discovered that there Il :
we'll afeapged plot on loot TO steal the
valuable image and o. . consequence
II d now being guarded by : halt dozen
healthy poilcenneo.
OMAHA spscIall: At s o'clock E.x-
position Hall, coysr1nk threo.ouar.
fere of block, and tho Fr1t Beptlet
Church burned. Expostt tlOa buildin9
~ partly occupied M ~ Figtseath