Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-09-27
IN THE WESl.

ASHLAND, WIS. special. HOme
steaders who have not secured Il per-
manent title to their claims are again
agitating the matter OF having Con-
res tt take such action AS will be
necessary to permit them to cut the
timber OF their land that has been
damaged by the forest fires. 1t is a
we'll known fact that timber after it
has been scorched is virtually de-
stroyed unless cut within a year.
Worms enter the dead bark and eat
into the log. Special Agent Johnson
has suggested that some Immediate
action be taken in the interest OF the
settlers. Receiver Dennis, with the
assistance Of a well known land attor-
ney, will draft II. bill for presentation
to Congress, Mr.. Johnson has prom
ised to take a bill with him when he
returns to Washington. Congressman
McRea of Arkansas will introduce the
bill. 1t is the plan to have the Ash
land bill introduced early in Deccm-
it rushed through in time to give the
settlers an opportunity to contract Tor
the cutting of their burned pine this
winter.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Three of
the four San Salvador refugees. who
were brought here on the United
States Steamer Bennington, and ar
rested by the federal authorities at
the solicitation Of the Government of
San Salvador, are % free. They are
Gen. Antonio Ezeta, Gen. Leon Bala-
nose and Capt. Maj. Florencio Busta-
menete. The fourth, Col. C~ienfuegos,
will be sent back to San Salvador to
answer for the crimes charged against
him. Such is the purport of deci-
sion rendered by United States Dis
trict Judge Morrow. He decided that
the ~otfenscs of the first named We're
purely political, but holds that Col.
Juan Cicnfue2os can be ~extradited on
the charge OF numbering Amaya. Il
citizen Of San Salvador.
CHICAGO special: The whisky trust
has filed in the Office Of Internal Rev
enue Collector Mize a protest against
the legality Of the section Of IA new
tariff law which increases the tax on
spirits from 90 cents to 81. ~ per gal
Ion. The protest is not against the
increase in the tax, but is against the
increased bond the distillers r COM
PEELED to give and it is maintained
that when the whisky was made and
put in bond there was an implied con-
tract with the Government at a 90
cent rate tax. This contract, the dis
tillers claim, the Government has no
right to break and for that reason the
new law is invalid. they say.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Informa-
ton has been received that continued
rains have damaged the Valencia raj
sin crop, and that the Spanish packers
have withdrawn all offerings until the
extent of the damage can be aScer-
tanned. This news will undoubtedly
have the effect of increasing the prices
for California raisins. and growers of
the state are anXiously waiting the
confirmation Of the report. 1t is es-
timated that the raisin crop OF Fres-
no.. in the vicinity Of which most of
the raisin output of this state is
grown, will be from 500 to 1000 car
loads. but it will be Of excellent quail
ity.
ST. PAUL special: In the conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union the first business was reports OF
societies not connected with the
unions. Wonderful growth was re-
ported from many sections. In the al
ternoon Secretary Doyle Of New York
submitted the report OF the numerical
strength Of the order, in which he
says: I'VE have added sixty-eight
new societies with a membership OF
2, 1868 to the roll Of national unions,
making a total OF 1863 societies with a
membership Of 55,445."
DENVER special: All records for
long distance Photograph signaling
have been broken by the United
States army signal corps, a message
having been SEN by sun flashes from
Mount Uncompaghre. Col, to Mount
Ellen, Utah, u distance of 1873 miles,
by Captain Glassford, chief signal Off
Ger. z. S. A.. DEPARTMENT. of Colorado,
and his assistants. The best former
test was l05 miles.
WICHITA, Kan, special: The Eagles
| special from Stonewall in the Chicka-
saw Nation to the effect that Chief
Blue, leader of the Chickasaw negro
Indians, is in open rebellion. The in-
surrectionists have gone out on a ma
rauding tour and are terrorizing the
Indian citizens, especially the squaw-
men.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, special: Edward
Drummond, treasurer of the Wauke-
sha, committed suicide at the Wau.
wautosa Sanitarium, where he was be-
ing treated for melancholia. He took
carbolic acid.
OAKLAND, Cal, special: ST. Mary's
College, erected by Christian Broth
ers i've years ago, WAS Quilted by fire.
The loss Is s16O,Oo 100; Insured. One
hundred and atty pupils and teachers
onoepod.