Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-29
IN THE WE ST

CHICAGO speclal: "A dispatch TO the
Post from Denver says the annual con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor to be held in that city In De-
cember will develop hard fight
against the reelection of President
Samuel Gompers, Secretary Mcguire
Of the United Brotherhood of Carpeu-
ters and Joiners, and General Secre-
tary Chris Evans. The opposition is
the result of the action of the Feder-
alton last summer in refusing to rec
ommend sympathetic strikes in sup
port of the A. r. U. railroad strikes.
TO the triangle" Gompers. Mcguire
and Evans. is charged the responsible
ity for the Federation's determination
to keep it skirts clear Of the A. X. u.
imbroglic, and to these three officials
the a. X. L. and its sympathizers
charge the defeat Of the great strike.
1t is said that in their efforts to breed
aisaffection against the present man
agement the A. r. L. has the covert
support of some OF the officials of the
X. of L. The radical sociaiistlc ele-
ment, which has long antagonized
President Gompers, will, it is said,
aid in the attempt to secure his over
throw, and will probably endeavor to
elect to the presidency OF the Feder-
alton President Mcbride of the United
Mine Workers of America.
MINNEAPOLIS special: W. w.
Bailey, q Montreal civil engineer, who
has come here to enter the service
of the Minnesota Canal Company,
claims to have inside informa-
tion as to the Canadian Government S
intentions with regard to the pro-
posed waterways treaty. He says the
report of entire acquiescence on the
part of the Canadian Government in
the scheme for the use Of Canadian
canals by American vessels on the
condition that America maintains the
canals in good repair is incorrect. He
claims that in addition to the agree
ment to keep the waterways used by
American ships in repair, a
treaty is being prepared con-
tanning some important clauses
relative to the establishment of reci-
procal trade relations between the
two countries. Bailey said he was in
a position to know something OF the
nature of these clauses, and to be
aware before the deal between the two
Governments went into effect THAT
there would have to be very consider
able notifications of the views held at
Washington on the matter of Cana.
dian reciprocity.
Virginia. H., special: DR.. j. Sny.
der OF this city, local correspondent OF
the Smithsonian institution, and men,
her OF the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, has re-
turned from Brown County, where he
completed the opening Of another
large Indian mound alongside the
Illinois River, which proved one OF the
most interesting that he has yet ex-
amined. This mound was nearly 2o(
feet long by 100 feet wide and 80 fee,
high. AT its base, upon q platform OF
clay twenty by thirty feet, 1000 OF
more human bodies or skeletons had
been burned Over these ashes sew
erol thousand black fiints had been
laid, covered again with a thin layer
of clay, q few more bodies burned. to.
Rether with great number OF iiinl
arrows, spear points, stone axes
pipes, sea shells, ornaments OF various
kinds of mica, shells, bears teeth
etc, nearly all ruined by the intense
heat of the fire.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Gen. An
tonic Ezeta will arrive here from
Mexico, commissioned, so 1t is init
mated, to purchase munitions OF wal
to be used In the event OF d conilic
with Guatemala. On tho other hant
it is said he comes in the service o
Cupid, not Mars. While aprisoner II
this city, it is declared, he fell q vic
tim to the charms Of one OF Califor
MAS fairest daughters, and he re
turns, il possible, TO complete. th'
conquest of the lady's heart. She il
Mrs. Bessie Paxton.
OMAHA, Neb., special: A new an'
dangerous counterfeit has made its az
uearance in Omaha. 1t was presente
and detected at the Commercial Ma
tional Bank. 1t is q IS silver certifi
cate and bears the portrait OF Willial
Window and the signatures OF w. S
Rosecrans, Register of the Treasury
and Z. H. Nebeker, Treasurer Of III
United States, series OF 1891, and 3
the plate Bl4. The workmanship
flne and the bill will pass almost any
where The only weak feature OF tn
bill is the tibers composing the paper
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, special: At tn
session Of the National grange ovel
tures from the National Federation G
Labor, praying for the amalgamatio
OF the ave farmer organizations wa
rejected. A proposition to establish
National grange organ was defeated
Resolutions favoring . national CON
mission 70 Arhitrate betWeen labo
and capital were adopted.
KANsAs CITY special: Fifteen rol
idsuces occnpying . square betwoe
TAwnntv.ninfh and ThirtiAth Street