Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-09-06
SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

Mexicans employed on the ranch OF
Charles Morrison. in Buchel County,
fought u terrible battle with knives ON
horseback, which resulted in one of
them being killed outright and the
other fatally wounded. The names
are Leonardo Garcia and Francisco
Lopez, and both were employed as
cowboys on the ranch. They have
both been paying their respects to the
daughter Of a neighboring ranchman
and had several quarrels over the
girl. They met in Morrison's pasture
and agreed to settle which one of them
should marry the girl by fighting "a
duel there and then. Each carried
dirk knives and that weapon was
chosen. The affair was a desperate
one. 1t lasted for thirty minutes, each
man receiving more than twenty
wounds. Lopez finally made u desper-
ate charge and drove the knife into
the body OF Garcia and the latter fell
dead from his horse. Lopez attempted
to escape into Mexico, but was over
come through weakness, Inc was cap
tured before he crossed the border.
His injuries are fatal. The girl ap-
proves OF the duel and says she will
marry Lopez If he RECEIVERS.
BIRMINGHAM special: The Interna-
tional Migration Society, which was
incorporated in this city February.
and whose object is to send southern
negro %Colonists to Africa, has closed n
deal through its manager, j. II. Me-
Mullen, who has just returned from
Philadelphia, with a steamship com
pany, and the first boat will leave
about the 18th of September. The
ship will start from Philadelphia and
touch at different Atlantic and south,
ern ports, and from New Orleans will
go direct to Liberia, via Havana. 1t
Is expected that by November 5000
negroes will have been transported.
The ruler Of Liberia has offered each
family of colonists twenty-five acres of
land and implements to work it with.
The society is formed on the co-opera-
tive plan, and each negro wishing
transportation must pay $40. The ne
groes are wild owe the scheme and at
least 10, 600 will leave the south.
SAN ANTONIO special: A
has beer organized here and the water
right filed for the construction of ex.
tensive canals and the irrigation OF
10000 acres of land in this county, i'm
mediately south of this city. The
water will be obtained from the San
Antonio River. Several delegates
from southwest Texas have left for
Denver to attend the annual conven.
tion of the National Irrigation Con.
gress. They will all advocate the ap.
pointment by the United States Con-
gress OF a commission to treat with the
Mexican Government with a view of
securing an amendment of the treaty
so hat dams a be constructed at diff.
ferent points along the Rio Grande
River, and the water of that stream
used for irrigating the rich valley
lands which are nov arid. President
Dlez has written one of the Texas del.
egates that he is in favor OF the T.
posed amendment of the treaty.
COLUMBIA, S. c., special: Gov. Till
man has received information that q
race riot was imminent atSHarlin City.
He ordered the Santee Rifles to put
themselves at the disposal of Trial
Justice O. B. Whetzell. The negroes
in that section formed a combination
not to pick cotton for less than 80 cents
a hundred for white farmers and AZ
cents for colored farmers. An old ne.
gro who violated the agreement was
taken out Of his house by q mob Of ne
groes and severely beaten. Several
negroes were arrested for the crime.
and this undoubtedly incensed the ne.
groes. Owing to poor telegraphic IA
cilities nothing further can be learned.
COLUMBIA. S. c., special: Returns
from all over the state indicate that
only about two-thirds Of Q vote was
polled in the primary election. The
anti-Tillmanites generally refrained
from voting. Tillman carries every
county, with the exception OF Carlos
ton, Richland and Sumter, and probar
bly, more. The Legislature will
be overwhelmingly for Tillman tor
United States Senator. insuring Sena.
tor Buffers defeat. The conserve
tives will likely run an independent
ticket at the general election IN Nov.
ember and that will be Buffers 6hly
hope Of capturing the Legislature.