Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-07-19
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OTTAWA, Ont, special: The Domin.
lon Government has paid e58,OOO for
tho 1rst installment Of Martini.M elford
rifles from England for the rearmine
Of the Canadian militia. These rif1es
will carry smaller cartridges than the
Martinl-Henry, and will permit OF .
ggDldt4r's carrying $50 rounds. Owing
70 pressure brought upon the Minister
Of MH1e4 by members OF Parliament
the Government has decided to make
changes In the headquarters staf OF
the militia department.. The first Of
these WA the retirement of Mai. Gen.
Cameron, commandant OF the military
college Ut Kingston, Ont, the West
Point OF Canada. Members Of Parlia.
ment have insisted that Canadians
should be given good positions instead
OF English Officers, as is now the case.
Maj. Gen. Cameron has handed in his
resignation on the ostensible grounds
OF i'll health. His position will be
given to Col. Gordon Ridout, q Cana
dian, born in Toronto and educated a.
the Royal Military College, who is
now colonel Of the famous Cameron
H~tghlanders. Although pressure has
been brought to bear upon Mai. Gen.
Herbert, commander in chief Of the
Canadian militia, he declines to resign.
The policy OF the Government in the
future will be to engage Englishmen
only when q Canadian cannot be had
who is competent to fill the position.
LONDON special: The spirit OF un-
rest now prevalent throughout the
world seems to have brought society
to the verge Of hysteria. No one
seems exactly to know from whence
the next report Of q great horror Of
physical upheavsl will come. The
verification Of Prof.. Falb's predictions
regarding earthquakes has given him
almost the authority OF q prophet Of
evil. He seems to have been able to
predict with the most startling accu-
racy all the seismic disturbances which
have recently wrought destruction
throughout the east. He was only une
day behind time on his prophecy rela-
tive to the shocks which have driven
Constantinople and the adjacent cities
OF Turkey to the depths of despair.
So absolute IL the belief now placed in
the infallibility OF this German pro.
fessor's predictions that in several
places where he has announced that
seismic disturbances may soon be felt,
the people Are placing their houses in
order, and, SO far q possible, arrang.
Ing their affalrs 80 that they may tiee
to other places In advance Of the ex.
pected disasters. The time is now
near ut hand when, If Prof. Falb's pre-
dictions continue to come true, a great
tidal wave, created by q submarine
earthquake, will sweep over New
York and practically wipe the Ameri-
metropolis from existence.
DUBLIN special: The Freeman's
Journal published a startling account
Of . scandal which has occurred ut
Birr, Kings County, the headG uarters
OF the Prince OF Wales Leinster Reg.
iment Royal Canxdiansl According
to the story, q few nights ago some OF
the officers OF the Leinster Regiment,
masked and disguised, forcibly entered
the rooms Of some female servants, as
saulted two Of them and fed. The
officers In their flight, 1t Is added,
past q sentry, who challenged
them, and upon their refusal to halt
the sentry thrust his bayonet in n OF
and shouted for the guard to
turn out. The guard turned out
promptly and the officers were ar
The two girls who we're as
have sworn to complaint
against the prisoners.
SAN SALVADOR special: Provisional
PRESIDENT Gutierrez says as OOn al the
country. IL paciic-which he expects
Will be In less than q month-he will
prepare for an election. 1t is agreed
among all the leaders in the late revo.
luton that freedom shall be allowed
voters, and that there shall be cordial
Rc~quiescence In the result, whatever 1t
may be. A private telegram from
washington says the question of the
surrender OF Antonio Ezeta will be de-.
cided soon, and the probabilities are
ne will be extradited. kilograms
rom Atondenall report the people
here are insis ing o. al early election
Tor President. Probably there will be
strong opposition to Bonilla. Rumors
Ire thick that Vasquez is preparing
IN expedition against that country.
LONDON special: The Standards
correspondent at Vienna telegraphs
hat the Poster Lloyd publishes a dis.
patch from Warsaw, stating that the
proposed autumn maneuvers OF the
army near Smolensk had been
abandoned owing to the discovery OF
he mines intended to blow uD the
building that would have been occu-
pied as the headquarters Of the Car.
number OF nihilists have been or.
rested in connection with the plot.
ST. PETERSBURG special: A hun
1red and seventy-one new cases OF
cholera and fifty deaths from the dis.
are reported here. There are
low 400 people suffering from cholera
IN hOonifo1u