Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
IN THE WEST

mir half dollars minted in 1898 have
been on the market several days at
par. The big stores have been giving
them out in change at 60 cents each
and the official remnants of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition began
selling Off the exposition stock Of
souvenir coins in amounts from 80
cents to s., 900 worth at par. They
have 800, 600 OF the coins ana will sell
them off as rapidly as possible for any
kind OF United States money. This
has long been expected and the first
move was inaugurated by the Govern
ment. Several days ago the United
States subtreasnry in Chicago was or
dered to sell fO,0OD OF the coins at par
for gold in lots OF 81, 900 or more. Sew
eral orders were received and filed,
and as soon as the exposition officials
learned of the move made by the Cow
ernment they concluded to sell out the
stock OF coins. The Gov
eminent still has 1900, 600 Of the
coins. 1t is estimated that $500, 900
worth were sold at the rate of 81 each.
DENVER special: The Rocky
Mountain News says that Il syndicate
is scheming to obtain control of the
market with u view of debating
the price OF the white metal to all sill
yer using countries. A conference to
that end was held this week between
representatives of the smelters of the
country and the leading silver pro-
ducing mines at Pueblo. Now re-
ports are current rs to the details of
the proposed plan. One Is that the
syndicate is backed by J. D. Rookie
Teller and the Rothschilds, who will
obtain control Of all the shelters in
the United States and Mexico and ar
bitrarily fix the price OF silver, re-
gardless OF supply and demand. Ac-
cording to another report, the prop
osition Is to have the silver OF all
smelters handled through a single
agency, effecting q saving OF a quar-
ter Of q cent per ounce. 1t Is UNDER
stood there is Il hitch in the details.
OMAHA, Ncb., special: The trans
Missouri grain traffic is practically at
an end and will continue Sc until the
new crop is harvested. The railroads.
instead OF transporting grain to the
eastern markets, are hauling it into
Nebraska. Kansas, and other western
states on account OF the short crop.
There are about seven counties in Me-
braska without a visible supply OF
wheat, or, for that matter, any other
grain. In the country tributary to the
Burlington. Union Pacific and Rock
Island the same condition obtains with
corn and oats. But the demand is not
alone confined to Nebraska and Kan
sas; there is also u large territory
tributary to the Rocky Mountains
where there is a demand for cereals,
especially corn and oats.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, special: Tom Col
Inns, u negro hostler from Fort Leaven-
worth, who had been at Atchison on u
spree for the past three days, between
4:30 and $50 in the morning entered
the homes OF four highly respectable
white ONE and outraged them. The
victims are Mrs. Michael Cain, Miss
Rosa Cain, Mrs. Grossman and Mrs.
Poston. Collins was arrested in
Leayenworth and brought back here.
He was taken to the county Jail and
is under q heavy guard. Iii thought
the law will be allowed to take its
course, although there was loud talk
of lynching Mrs. Cain is in a pre-
carious condition aud may succomb to
the injury. Her daughter and the
other two womoE also suffered severe
ly. but will ecover.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, special: A
named Barnes has brought suit
in u Justice court here to recover
money lost at the east side acc track.
He proved his loss by showing the
tickets. The defense main
tanned they had a right to keep the
money so won. The justice gave
Barnes a judgment for the amount of
his claim. This decision, If sustained
in the higher courts, will knock out
bookmaking on race tracks through
out the state and possibly other
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, special: A ro-
deathbed marriage occurred
NJ Riyerton. Col. Geo. b. Richard
son, a rich bachelor, finding he was
about to die and desiring that his
housekeeper. Miss Marion B. McNee-
maiden Of 81 years, be left all his
property. were married by Judge Knott
1t the sick mans bedside. Richard
son owns about Loo ere of land in
county and 1900 acres in Kan
sas.
LINCOLN. H., special: Stephen
Nichols and wife r in Jail for trying
10 cremate their 7~-year-old daughter
md burn their premises and valuable
property. Both we're drunk
md Q~uarreling and the woman whip
ling q stepson, who called the police.
rhe cremation was threatened and
Undertaken because the boy called the
The house was atire when the
Ioiice arrived
CHICAGO special: The executive
OF the Winter Wheat As
1ciatlon, Ut 3 meeting here ratified
he suggestion Of the millers' confer.
10 shut down for six weeks DUR
,g the three months beginning De-
10 The secretary Was in
to secure the signatures OF
OF the association to an
to suspend for the period
iggested.
DENVER special: After = careful
Auvass the COMMITTEES reports that
Is families OF the A. r.. II. and 400
nmarried men are destitute In cOnse-
hence Of the blacklist enforced ~
always against the men who struck
81 summer.
MINNEAPOLIS special: Two more
OF persons burned tn tho forest
res In September have ban t0unda ut
% northerly end OF EhD burned dis.
let. One was thRtOf Capt. 4 Brook ! 4
Pine City, the other ~ unidsnti-