Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-20
SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

DIhMlNIhaM, Ala. special. luFeC
Of the notorious Meachamite gang In
Clarke County have been lynched.
For many years they ran Illicit distiL
%leries, made counterfeit money and
committed robbery and murder. To
inform on them meant certain death.
In August, 1893, james McCorgnedale,
a prominent citizen, was assassinated.
Citizens drove the gang from the
county, the fight resulting in ten
deaths. Recently the Meachamites
returned to their old haunts and be-
gan to wreak vengeance. Murphray
Pink was shot down by George Brun.
sen, Charles Smith and Lee Brown.
They were acquitted on a preliminary
trial; but the fact becoming known
that they belonged to the Meacham
gang, they we're hunted down and
lynched.
ST. LOUIS special: Henry Setter,
q Lebanon banker and farmer, made
an assignment in the office Of the re-
corder at Bellville, Ill for the benefit
of his creditors. Senator Setter has
been Familiarity known in Illinois poll
tics n represented st. Clair in the
Senate. There is no statement OF the
liabilities or assets furnished. Setter
was lately reputed to have been worth
about $500 O He is the principal
wne OF the Lebanon Bank and OF the
O'Fallan Bank, q branch institution,
which has closed its doors. The
amount due deposi!ors by the two
banks the assignee could not tell.
ATLANTA special: In the trial Of
the white cappers from Whitfield
County in the United States Court a
sensation was created by G. f.
Ogles testifying that a far reaching
kluklux khan organization exists id
this section and that Paul TrammelI,
United States internal col
lector, and Trammell Star. state sem
ator, and q kinsman of his, are mem.
bers Of 1t. The story is not believed
here. Collector Trammell and Star
both laughed at the statement. Tram
nell said: THE charge is ridiculous
and there is not M word of truth
in it."
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, special: A
letter fuom a prominent ranchman O!
Deane, Tex, says the largest and most
destructive fire in years has swept
owe a large portion Of plains and is
still burning to the south. Under the
influence OF varying winds it swept
over all obstacles, faster than q horse
could run At first 1t extended Is to
100 miles north At last accounts it
was running south, with a line OF fire
l25 miles in extent. Nearly the entire
plains were swept clean.
AsHvILLE. N. c., special: Vice.
President Stevenson, who has been
here for q week with his sick daugh-
ter, Mary, has returned to Washing
ton. He may be recalled to AshevilIe
at any hour, as Miss Stevenson s con-
dition is critical. In fact. it is con-
ceded that her recovery is impossible.
Her strength Is gradually failing and
the end may come any day.
NASHVILLE special: The complete
returns from the late election have
been received and the secretary OF
state that Evans, Republic
can, for Governor, has a plurality OF
74S over Turney, Democrat. There
will doubtless be a contest before the
Legislature. Both sides are claiming
fraud.
WEsTvILLE, Fla, special: A cy-
clone passed north OF this place. 1t
struck the farm OF J. N. Skinner. rep
resentative-elect from Holmes County,
and demolished every building on the
place. Skinner was probably fatally
hurt and every member OF the family
injured.
COLUMBIA, S. c., special: B. r.
Tillman was elected United States
Senator by the Legislature in separate
session. In the House he secured lO2
out of III votes; in the Senate 20 out
OF IS.
ATLANTA, Ga, special: The United
States Grand Jury has indicted thirty
six prominent men OF Murray County
for whitecapping.