Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-18
IN THE WEST

MADISON, Wis. special: The Amer.
lean Board OF Commissioners for For.
eigu Missions has began its session
here. A thousand delegates are In
the city and more will come In by
later trains. An address OF welcone
Was made by President Adams OF the
State University, which was respond
ed to by Rev. Dr.. Storrs Of Brooklyn.
The first business was the usual SUR
yey OF the work Of the board for the
year ending August 81, as shown in
the reports Of the tire: lrer and home
and foreign secretaries. Treasurer
Wards report showed the expendi-
lures to be S733,O5l. The Increase in
Indebtedness during the year was s2i.-
0ls, making n total OF ril6,23I. For
eign Secretary Clark reported marked
progress at nearly every point, the
only limitation being luck of means.
Home Secretary Daniels also reported
good progress in that field.
OMAHA Neb., special: James NJ.
Sinclair Of Victoria, Australia, has
come to America on an interesting
mission. Mr.. Sinclair is in. town to
visit the South Omaha packing houses
and the big grain elevators Of this
city. He comes to this city with cre-
dentials signed by the Premier OF Vic
toria, J. B. Patterson, and has been
sent by the Department of Agricul-
ture OF Victoria to report upon the
system in vogue among American
farmers. His duties laid down by the
authorities are to note and report on
all the details on the economics of pro-
duction in grain growing in the United
States, Canada and the Argentine Re-
public. This is to embrace every
thing in connection with the tilling,
harvesting and handling of wheat
from the field to the seaboard.
TACOMA, WASH, special: The sher-
i'll OF this county claims to DO in pos
session OF evidence which unearths, in
connection with the capture OF Blanck,
the Seattle.Puyallup murderer, a band
of regularly organized smugglers, con-
sisting OF nine desperate professional
crooks. Wade and Brooks, who es-
capped from McNeil's Island Govern
ment Penitentiary, were with Blanck
members OF this gang, which had
headquarters at Missoula, Mont.
United States Marshal Drake, thinks
he has both Brooks and Wade located
and has sent to Ellensburg for blood
hounds to assist in running them TO
cover.
OMAHA special: The Columbia Dis
tilling Company, the strongest enemy
OF the whisky trust. has made public
the result OF the experiment by which
it produces a very fair quality of spir-
its from sugar beet molasses. The
success of the distillation is more i'm
portant from the fact that it affords
additional profit to sugar manufacture
ers and cheapens the manufacture OF
whisky. The process has never been
tried before in this country, though it
is In use in Europe. The trust people
claim ii Is no cheaper than the other
process and is Of little consequence.
FRESNO, CAL, special: The board
OF Directors OF the California State
Raisin Growers Association has
granted the packers permission to
meet the price made by the independ-
ent packers on raisins OF low grade
This action has provoked considerable
comment Outside growers claim
that the combine is virtually broken,
while the packers combine insist
that it Is only just that the lower
grades OF their product should be al
lowed to 60 into market at the prices
made by the independent packers.
OAKLAND, Cal, special: 1t trans.
pires that another industrial army is
being formed in this city by Gen. kel-
~, and ii all goes we'll until next
spring, another army will begin a te-
dious march to the capital. The pres
ent headquarters Of the army is a big
tent on Fifth Street, which is used as
a meeting place in the day and as u
place OF rest at night by the overS
worked mortals and break beam tour
lists that compose the latest addition
to the great body Of tramps that infest
during the winter.
DEPERE, Wis, special: The first
opened on the Oneida Res
ervation, seven miles west OF the city.
There was q fine display OF vegetables
Of all kinds that would have been a
credit to any white mans fair; also OF
and apples, ten var cites of the
latter being shown. Many fine speci-
OF needlework and lace we're en-
hibited. The fair was conceived aud
Is conducted entirely by the Oneidas,
and is a striking evidence of their
thrift and progress.
CHICAGO special: The whisky trust .
was made the defendant In an action |
Tor 500, 900. brought by Fleischmann.
Adams & Co. OF this city. some time !,
ago the trust made an effort to attach
some OF the stock of tho plaintiffs. al. |
that they were about to dispose !
Of their assets In a fraudulent manner.
This suit Is filed to recover damage |
or injury alleged 10 have been done
he business OF the defendants by tho !
SEATTLE, WASH. special: A dis.
|atch from Newcastle, WASH. says:
! dust explosion occurred in Breast
5 OF the ffth level east of the Oregon
Improvement Companyss mine, with
he result that one miner was killed
nd ten are seriously burned, two
robably fatally. The explosion oc-
urred ct an hour when the second
hift changed for the third shift, aud
II tho miners being in the ganRways
ccounts for the small fatality.
MILWAUKEE special: Twenty-fve
men. including Eugene v.
)ehs, head Of the American Railway
Tnion, were indicted by the United
tates Grand Jury. The jury WAS |
IN lie decision and holds |
lshe and his Milwaukee ~associatcs Tor
Al Ct the October term Of the dis I
Piotoourt.