Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-26
IN THE WEST

died at her home here, had tasted sew
eral months. She was an intellectual
woman, who, prior to coming to this
city, had been prominent in society in
Washington and New York while her
husband was Attorney General in the
Cabinet OF President Grant. About
four years ago Mrs. Williams, whose
study Of holy writ had been profound,
~pr0fessed q religious belief essentially
original, and she gained a large fol-
lowing. The meetings she held in her
residence were always we'll attended.
One Of the cardinal doctrines OF her
faith was that the publication of the
body from all physical and moral i'm
purlties could be solely accomplished
by fasting and prayer. In this pecu-
liar doctrine she became the high
priestess. Mrs. Williams had q num-
Der OF followers who for forty days or
more tasted little else but bread and
wine. Mrs. Williams second fast,
which ended fatally, was begun seven
ty days ago. She was born in Shep-
ardstown, Va, in 1882.
DENVER special: The committee
appointed by the County Commission
ers to investigate the reports Of suffer-
ing among the poor settlers In the
eastern part OF the state has returned.
BY reason OF the utter failure of last
years crops the ranchers have suf-
fered greatly during the winter, be-
cause OF their inability to secure fuel
and other necessaries. A majority Of
these people are Danes and Russians
and have gone through the winter
using buffalo chips for fuel and with
almost nothing to eat, roasted wheat
for coffee, barefOOted and almost
naked. The committee distributed
food, clothing and seed among them
and will send other supplies when nee
essary. This condition of affairs APP
plies only to a limited section of coun-
try along the Kansas line.
KANSAS City special: The corre-
spondent sent to Oklahoma to seure
the facts in the alleged encounter be-
tween United States Deputy Marshals
and the so-called Dalton gang wires as
follows: A United States officer named
Mackley, with q posse OF six deputies,
fired into the house OF q sympathizer
OF the Daltons named Miller, thinking
the Daltons were there. They, how
ever, were some thirty miles away on
the rancho OF Ed Daune, and when
the firing was heard Of they saddled
their horses and escaped. Miller's
hired man, q German, was shot through
the heart. A little girl was shot
through the shoulder.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: Suits now
pending in the United States Courts
are Of great Importance to holders Of
mineral claims on Union Pacific lands.
The courts have been asked to determ-
inc whether the railroad companies
are entitled to land upon which min
eral has been developed since they OBJ
tanned 9 Government grant to the
same. Should the decision be in favor
Of the railroads the Union Pacific Com
pany will secure title to all the lands
In the La Plata district in Albany
County. The Morgan Mine and in Ben
Turner are both located on railroad
sections.
DENVER special: Rev. E. II. Jones,
. former missionary to Japan, now o
resident Of Denver, explains the re-
suits Of the Japanese elections rs fav-
Orable to the support of the Emperor's
policy Of welcome to the foreigners.
A faction Of Japanese politicians tried
to force the Emperor to embark on Q
policy Of exclusion. and worked 80 per-
sistently that the Emperor prorogued
the Legislature and ordered . new
election.
Fort SMITH, Ark, special: Among
the f1fty-six federal prisoners taken to
Brooklyn , N. y, by United States
Marshal Crump in his last batch was
the youngest bandit ever arrested in
this district. His name il Jim Rogers
and he 10 13 years old. He was con-
victed OF holding no the postmaster 1T
Hayden, /. T., at the point Of . Win
chester and robblng the p~ostofice. He
gets three years in the reform school.
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis. special: For
several weeks pasta Chicago syndicate
has been quietly buying farms at .
point = few miles from here. The
object Of the syndicate was unknown
until . few days ago, when the fact
leaked out that gold and silver had
been discovered On the property some
time since. 1t Is believed from the ex-
penditures made that the ores are ex-
pected to pay well.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Mrs.
Charles Perkins Stetson, the social re-
former, ri granted Q divorce from
her husband, Charles w. Stetson, the
artist, on the ground of his failure to
provide for her. They were married
at Providence, r. l., May 2, 1884. The
plaintiff IL not allowed alimony.
ST. LOUIS special: A dispatch from
Moweaqua, III, says, In turning the
soil In this vicinity . number Of farm
ers discovered = large number OF To-
cnsts Of extraordinary size. This ap.
pears TO confirm the rapidly spreading
belief that we ore 70 hare seventeen
year locusts this year.
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