Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-03-29
srem . seasons engagement In tho
west. He saws that he has informa-

west. He says that he has informa-
ton indirectly from the .Qasen through
. Washington friend that she has de-
cided to accept his offer, and he has
requested his manager to be in readi-
ness to commence the engagement at
once. I'VE will begin the tour at San
Francisco" said he, ''as soon as the
Queen desires to come over. win be
there to meet her, and from that city
we will make prolonged tour Of the
whole country, visiting all cities of
considerable size. have arranged
for the Queen to wear q crown on the
stage, and she will present precisely
the same appearance that she does at
home. have already received offers
from over twenty managers in differ
ent cities Offering almost any terms
that desired. The entertainment at
Indianapolis will be especially attrac-
tive, and | will extend an invitation to
ex-President Harrison to occupy q
place on the stage
s,NEw YoRK special: r. G. Dun's
Weekly Trade Review will say: 1t is
perplexing to be obliged to report that
business grows larger in volume and at
the same time not more profitable
The uncertainty has rather increased,
and prices of commodities are LIS per
cent lower than last week and 1919
per cent lower than year ago. More
mills are at work, though from a ii fth
to third OF the productive force is
stlll unemployed. The output of iron
has increased and sales were made at
the lowest prices yet reported. There
Is more demand for such wool rs is
needed In the manufacture Of UNDER
wear, dress goods and worsted suit
ings, but fine fieeces are almost unsala-
bls. Wheat, cotton and pork have de-
clined. Western receipts of wheat
We're l. .59S. 1873 bushels, against 2.545,-
aO9 last year, and exports were only
l.Ol3.2O9, bushels, against 1875, ,894
last year, showing that even at current
prices grain is not largely wanted
abroad. Corn Is stronger. Cattle
are low abroad, almost beyond prece-
dent. There was an encouraging in
crease, the first for many months, in
eastbound tonnage from Chicago,
while westbound tonnage of high class
merchandise was also large. The fail
ures of the week number pa in the
United States, against PIT last year.
WASHINGTON special: The House
Committee on Agriculture agreed on
an amended anti-Option bill. AS
amended, it provides that every op-
tion or future contract shall have af-
fixed internal revenue stamps as i, ]
lows: For every 10000 pounds of co..
ton, hops, pork, lard, bacon, dried,
salt, aud picked meats, l cent; every
1000 bushels of wheat or other grains,
cent. Every cancellation of such
contract, otherwise than by actual
sale and delivery shall have affixed
the following stamps: Every pound of
co&ton. pork, lard, bacon, cent per
pound: every bushel of wheat, cents:
every bushel of corn, oats, rye, or bar
ley, cents.
PITTSBURG special: The dynamite
works of the Acme Powder Company,
near Hutton. were swept out of exist
ence by an explosion, and five persons,
time, were killed. The buildings in
the vicinity were wrecked: brick
block at Logan's ferry, mile away.
and windows shattered in all the sur
killed were terribly mangled and part
Va VuCm 3 S0thCtON w AZ " oOA. ACIC
were lO,O0O pounds OF dynamite in the
building.
NEW YORK special: Some workmen
of the Brooklyn City Railway Com
pany were engaged in stringing wires
on the Newton Creek bridge, when
they were commanded by force ol
deputy sheriffs to stop in the name of
the law. One workman wearing rub
Der gloves placed the end OF charged
wire against Deputy Sheriff Meyers
neck and he dropped to the ground as
though shot He was conveyed home
in badly shocked condition. The
rest of the deputies were put to flight
by the workmen, who then proceeded
to string wires on the bridge.
NEW YORK special: Prot. r. l.
Garner, whose efforts to learn the
language which he avows belongs to
the gorilla and chimpanzee, and
which earned for him the pseudonym
Of "Monkeyman,' returned from his
Investigations in Africa on the Etruira
The professor said that his journey
had been an absolute success.