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

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, special: At
Goshen, Wilcox County, William
Mack, notorious barglar, paid the
penalty of his wickedness in very pc
culiar manner. He broke into the
general merchandise store of John Pet
tiway and was iansacking the place.
Going to a show case. he took out IL eli
gar and lit it. He then set about his
work deliberately, first breaking open
the safe and securing the cash. While
passing near several kegs of powder.
one of which had accidentally been
left open, a spark of fire fell from his
cigar into the powder and a terrific
explosion followed. The store was
wrecked. Pettiway on arriving found
Mack fifty feet away. terribly burned
and mutilated. The burglar only lived
long enough to tell how the explosion
occurred.
ST. LOUIS, special: A dispatch from
Charleston, $. c., says. Some excite-
ment was created in Charleston by
the presence in the city of several
officers OF the United States ARM and
sensational reports put in circulation
concerning their mission. 1t is said
the Washington authorities haze dis
covered plos by which the enemies
of the Brazilian government are TO
forward supplies to Admiral dc Mello
from some point on the South Carolina
coast, and that seven or eight army
officers have been stationed along the
coast to prevent the cOnsummation OF
the scheme. A cargo of contraband
rifles was seized at Georgetown. and a
consignment of arms and ammunition,
which has arrived here, is under sus.
picion.
LOUISVILLE, KY, special: The Ken.
lucky lottery will. resume operations.
The local management was notified
from headquarters at Jersey City and
instructed its agents to be On hand and
ready for business. When it was de-
termined t. take an appeal from the
decision from the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, JOS II. Choate was en-
gagged to assist Secretary Carlisle as
counsel for the lottery company. From
the fact that the offices are to le re-
opened it would indicate that in
Choate's opinion they can do so legally
pending decision OF the Supreme
Court. All Kentucky charters wv in
existence are the property OF the firm
VI oihiouoO ~ AlShiusOu vi NEW OTk.
JACKSON special: At meeting of
the Penitentiary Board OF Control II
was decided, In proposition sub
mitted, to work the Marcellus Planta-
tion in Holmes County, owned by
James Richardson, on shares. There
are ?, 500 acres in the tract. The
board thinks there will be enough con-
victs that cannot be leased to work
most of it. The board is to feed and
clOthe the convicts, furnish guards
and medical attention. and Richard.
son Ii to furnish the teams. feed for
same, lands, etc. The proceeds are to
be equally divided.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, special: The
idle men from the West continue to
,our into San Antonio via tho South
IN Pacific Railroad. The railroad
company has evidence that the recent
wreck OF q freight train near here Ia
which Fireman Turner Was killed, was
perpetrated by one Of these box car
tourists who was put OF train near
the scene Of the wreck. No arrest has
yet been made.
NASHVILLE special: The body Of
Newton Witt, . weil-knOwn yoanR
MAN, was found lying acrOss the rail-
rcad track near the depot at Franklin.
Ky, with both foet cut On ard other.
wise mutilAted. Is y thou9ht rs vas
murdered ana M 10y pleckd pa the
treck Ia z - j. ss s I3 q;