Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-09-20

VANCOUVER, b. C., special: Ad-
vices from Australia By the stoamev
Warrim0e say that an0thsr im1hepSe
nugget Of gold WAS found " Cool Gar.
die, eciipsiuG. the famous London
derry ind. The nugget, which has
been called the Dunn nugget. after To
finder, weighs 1900 ounce aud Il
worth over 100000. It was taken
from . rest, the whole face Of which
glitters with gold. Tremendous en-
element prevails, and since the ind
property has increased o the diggings
500 per cent. The laboring miners
have struck at Cool Gardie and de-
mand "a . week. They have armed
themselves with rifles 10 prevent out
siders working in their places. Blood
shed 10 feared. Four thousand people
are camped where Dunn found the
nugget, and work is progressing with
the greatest danger and difficulty.
Two hundred special policemen have
been sworn in to protect property.
LONDON SPECIAL: A dispatch from
Shanghai, says news has reached Tien
Tsin that a feet OF Japanese trans
ports, conveying 10000 troops, sailed
. few days ago from q Japanese port.
1t Is supposed that IL is the Intention
vi 6l1c J6P0uoS6 COIuIlIAUu W lAUO
forces on the Chinese coast A Chin
csc fleet under command Of Admiral
Ting has sailed south for the purpose
OF intercepting the Japanese. Orders
have been sent to all Chinese ports to
maintain the most careful watch for
the approach of the enemy. The COR
respondent OF the Times at Yokohama
says: Large reinforcements of Japan
csc troops have gone to Corea. WaR-
ers are being made in Toxic that the
Japanese army will occupy Pekin, the
capital OF China, or Mukdeu. the capt
tai OF the province I.eao Tong, Man
chooria, by November 3.
ROME special: The Tribuna says:
Two men, who, it is suspected, were
anarchists, were observed by the pom
tihcial patrol to be lurking in the
spends the day. The patrol pursued
and captured the men as they were
scaling the walls surrounding the gar
dens, after having thrown away the
arms they carried. 1t is not known
whether the presence OF the men in
the garden was q result OF q plot
against the Pope, but many persons
claim the prisoners were engaged in
An attempt upon the life Of his holiness.
The police are reticent and refuse to
divulgo any knowledge that they may
have OF the matter.
PuEBLA, Mex special: Official ad-
vices have been received here that the
mountain peak ut Orizeba has just
been surmounted with a huge iron
cross. seven yards in height. 1t il as
serted that this cross is the highest
symbol Of christianity above the level
oil the sea to be found on the Ameri-
can continent. The claim in this re-
spect has heretofore been conceded to
the cross on the volcano Mistes, In
Guatemala, but according to recent
measurements Ori2aba Is the highest
peak north Of the lsthmus Of Panama,
and the highest point in tho western
hemisphere upon which a cross has
been erected.
VANCOUVER, b. c., special: The
steamer Empress of Japan brings news
rumored in Japan that China is en-
deavoring to purchase a fleet of war
vessels from Chill. The Yokohoma
Advertiser says that half of the pur-
chase price has been paid and the fleet
Is now due.
CoNsTANT1NoPE special: Tho Sui
tan Of Turkey is deeply moved by the
tragic details which reached here of
the forest fires in Minnesota and Wis
consin and has given 300 Turkish
pounds for the benefit OF the sufferers.
LONDON special: The Pail Mail Ga
zette prints an article pointing out q
number Of significant circumstances of
late indicating a reconciliation between
King Humbert and the Pope is readi-
" approaching.
PARIS special: A statement is pub.
lished that the Emperor OF Germany
is trying to organize a conference OF
powers with q view OF bringing about
g general disarmament.