Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-01
IN THE WEST.

SPOKANE, Wash, special: A mys-
terious plague has suddenly broken
out at and about Wardner, in the
Caur d'Alene mining district, aud
within the last few days several hun
dred people hayes been stricken.
Most of them are miners. The local
physicians are baffied as to the origin
or nature of the epidemic. and Spo-
kane physicians have been called to
Wardner for consultation. The -peo.
pie are greatly'alarmed and surround-
ing towns are afraid that the plague
will spread. No deaths are reported
DR.. Gibson of Wardner is OF the opin-
ion that the disease is not dangerous.
SACRAMENTO special: The military
court OF inquiry appointed by Coy.
Markham to investigate the conduct
of the National Guard at Sacramento
during the late railroad strike has
made its report. Maj. Gen. :~pimond
is held mainly responsible for the.
hlunders OF July 4, when the soldiers
failed to dislodge the mob at the de-
pot Brig. Gems. Sheehan and Dick
inson and Coils. Sullivan, Moonan and
Barry are also scored for lack Of mill
itary knowledge and general blum.
ders. United States Marshall Bald.
win is criticised for putting troops In
Q false position .r
ASTORIA, Ore, special: The United
States revenue cutter, 'Corwin, has
arrived. She brings no tidings of the
missing ship Ivaphee, for which she
went In search. E, Since leaving San
Francisco the Corwin made zig gag
course to the Columbia River, running
out to O. distance of 200 miles. Out
side OF San Francisco several coasting
vessels were, boarded, but nothing was
learned, None of them had sighted
any wreckage. The captain of the
COrwin. states that he encountered
none OF the piles Of the big raft that
went to pieces of YaquinR.
CHICAGO special; The showing up.
OF discretionary pools in Pittsburg
has started inquiries in this city with
startling results. 1t reveals the ex-.
istence In Chicago Of large number
OF such concerns, each doing q rush.
ing business. 1t Ia said they have
taken in between $l,0OO,0OO ana $5,-
600, 600 during the past year. There
are fifteen or twenty concerns In the
neigh borhood. Of the board Of trade.
Many of them are said to have been
very successful.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, special: Sheriff
Ostranda OF SycamOre was hastily
summoned to the little village OF
Genoa, where an angry mob of 400
gathered to lynch Charles Stebbins,
confined in the Aimsy town calaboOse,
charged with criminal assault on 2
year-old girl. The sheriff succeeded
In getting the prisoner away safely to
Sycamore.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, specials A very
sharp earthquake shock drove the
people from the largo buildings. No
damage was done beyond the break
Ind ofwindows. "A telephone message
from Campo says the shock was very.
severe there. The disturbance was
also felt at Los Angeles.
I, OAKLAND, CAL, special: A burglar
entered the room OF Rev. +. u. Wolf
and wife. returned Alaska mission-
them with. 8 hatchet. Both were
ririrhtfa1ly masgied and the burglar
escaped. Wolf will die, but his. wife
will live. 81 s is sss ;s
CH1cAGo special: A fiv1-story brick
building on Welis Street Ia course az
ereosion collapsed, ,burytng Aye or slx
men il the rufus. All escaped, hoW.
ever. without ssrious iuIpry.
1. CHICAGO special: MrA Mary "A.
Wood bridge, secretary OF the Worlds
", c. e. U., died from \ stroke .oe %.
oplsxy with which she va. strtcksna !
few days AgO.
DEcATuR, ~. epscial: Z. D. c.
mile, unpacsd, living s(aiE III "a 60.
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t0oogA 4 3 s.
Ox1cABo speseae oA9 q ths largo,
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