Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-25

IN THE WEST.

SAN special. AldllG
Spreckles' representatives here have
signed q contract with John Rosen-
fields Sons. shipping merchants, by
which the ROsentields will carry raw
sugar from this port around Cape Horn
to New York at the rate Of $3.50: 400
tons of sugar already have been placed
on the ship r.. ID. Rice, which is ready
to sail, and all Rosenf elds' ships here.
after will carry 500 t. 900 tons. 1t is
estimated that 1900 tens of raw sugar
will be shipped in this manner and re-
fined in New York. This means loss
OF about 81 ,COo.O00 to San Francisco as
the cost Of refining is no. less than $40
a ton, represented In coal, ships, wages
and expenses of the big refineries.
Heretofore the Southern Pacific car
ried the refined sugar from this city to
the Missouri River ut So cents a hun
dred, but the Spreckles Company now
around the Horn, refine 1t in New York
and reship west by rail.
MINNEAPoLIs special: The North
western Miller says: "The -four out
put last week was the smallest in four
and half years. Only ten mills ran,
two or three of these getting in only
ground was M,77j barrels, against ia
2fO barrels the week before, I69. $40
barrels for the corresponding time i'm
1893, and l73. l49 barrels in 1892. The
production promises to show moder-
ate increase this week. There are
now eleven mills in operation and they
are grinding at the rate of about H.
800 barrels per twenty-four hours. The
1of1 Anx 10, To
fall below these figures. There is not
much more incentive to make flour
than there was week ago. The or
ders coming in are few, and when filled
from the mills are largely for points
between here and the seaboard.'
DENVER special: A dispatch from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, says:
Three weeks ago Don Antonio Fuentez
and his celebrated bull fighters arrived
in this city from Mexico and immedi-
ately made preparations for an exhibi.
ton. An appeal was made TO Gov.
Thornton to suppress the fights. The
Governor instructed the district attor-
ney and sheriff to enforce the law.
Capt. Fuentez announced that no blood
would he drawn, but that the fight
would be vicious and exciting Two
thousand people saw the fight, visito.s
coming many miles for the purpose.
There were five fights. In the third
Don Cruzer OrezGro was tossed over
the head Of bull. In the last fight
Don Enrique Luno got into tight
place and was thrown into the air by
= vicious bull. The bulls were not in
the least hurt.
SAN FRANCISCO, special: The worst
snow storm in twenty years is reported
from points in the northern part of the
state. At Redding the snow is drift.
ing badly, causing number Of acci.
dents. The river is rising rapidly and
the low laying country is threatened
with inundation. At Sissons the Off.
cial snowfall for the last twenty -four
hours was forty y-eight inches All
north bound trains are blockaded A
furious snow storm is raging in the
mountains northwest OF Sacramento on
the line of the Southern Pacific. All
the snow plows are ut work in the
mountains and all the available men
are at work shoveling snow. Thus far
all trains have been kept moving.
Topeka special: Secretary of State
Osborne is to be Kansas organizer OF
the "Ancient Order Of Loyal Ameri-
cans, exploited few days ago in dis
patch from Lansing, Mich. He will
act in compliance with the order issued
to him by Grand Commander Reynolds
of Lansing, Mich, to proceed to or.
ganize your respective commands by
enlistlnents Of loyal Americans" This
he will do, organizing societies in every
county in Kansas. This order to Sec.
retary Osborne is merely one like forty.
one others sent to the Division Com
mander of each state In the Union.
Osborne's title is ..Maior General com.
manding the forces of Kansas"
SAN FRANCISCO special: The story
now comes from Auckland, New Zca-
land, that the bark Spirit Dawn, from
Chilli to RangOOn, was wrecked on An.
tipodes Islands and the captain and
four men drowned. The rest OF the
crew to the number of eleven reached
shore In safety, where they subsisted
eighty days on raw mutton and penguin
eggs till rescued by = passing steamer.
A curious part Of the story il that,
though the fsland is only 1000 acres in
extent they did not explore It. II is q
depot and on the side op.
posite where they landed Is store.
house with provisions, clothing, etc.
CHICAGO special: Mayor Hopkins,
the City Comptroller, and Chairman
Madden Of tho Council Finance Com
naittee, have decided upon : practical
plan - rslievc the city Of its heavy oh
hga4iOns III the way Of unpaid judg- /
nents, amounttng q moro than 4606,
600 Is Il proposad "a ps,eh al Just |
claims for damagee 1hAt - Outstapd-
lag sgainst ~ / t!I L E. = shteh agure