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

PoMERoY. Ohio, special: BY the
capslzing of q boat in the Ohio River,
five negroes were drowned.
CLEVELAND special: In the suburb
Of Nottingham Lafayette Prince. a
rich farmer, killed his wife and cut
his throat with a razor and is dying.
Both ERE high tempered and very
jealous.
HARRISBURG, Pa, special: Grand
Master Sargent and Vice Grand Mas
ter Hannahan were reelected by the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen.
There was a hot fight on the latter for
the assistance he gave Debs in the
railroad strike and boycott.
WASHINGTON special. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has asked the
Secretary of State to instruct the
United States Consul at Hamburg to
detain all immigrants from east and
west Prussia, Posen and SILICA dur
ing the prevalence OF cholera in those
districts.
BoSToN special; The various Italian
societies of Boston and vicinity kept
holiday to celebrate the anniversary
of the fall OF the temporal power OF
the Pope and the restoration Of Rome
as the capital Of the united Italy. A
parade was held and banquets, con-
certs and balls closed the days pro-
gramme.
WASHINGTON special: The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has decided that
under the terms of the new tariff bill
payment OF sugar bounty on claims
already filed cannot be legally made.
1t is presumed, however, that all pro-
ducers having claims for the bounty
will prosecute them in the court OF
claims
ALBANY, n. Y, special; Appllca-
ton for the incorporation of a national
distributing company has been filed
with the Secretary Of State. 1t was
organized by distillers Independent of
the whisky trust to distribute their
product. 1t will start with distillers
having an annual capacity OF 30, 1000.
900 gallons.
WASHINGTON special; The net cash
in the Treasury is 1925, 163, l75, oil
which $5S, 005, OPT is represented in the
gold reserve. The gold reserve has
passed another million mark and
reached the highest point since July
%, when it began to dwindle to the
lowest point in the history Of the de,
partment S52, 900, 000.
NEW YORK special: The executive
committee of seventy decided to re
quest all anti ammany organizations
not to nominate a city ticket, but in,
stead to appoint q conference commit
tee to meet with the committee o.
seventy. The idea is to nominate 9
candidate on whom all the anti Tam
many organizations can unite.
WASHINGTON special: The Treas
ury statement shows the customs re
ceipts at the New York Custom HOUSE
for the first twenty days of this mouth
we're SAL, 1917, against ~. 597, 5.l fol
the first twenty days OF September
1892. Not one dollar of gold coin OF
gold ~certincates was received at the
New York Custom House during the
first twenty days of September.
AMEsBURY, Mass. special: One di
vision Of the grammar school at Sails.
bury has closed as the result OF q re,
Iigious quarrel precipitated by the ap
pointment Of Miss Isabel Cavanaugh,
Catholic, as q teacher. She was en-.
gagged several days ago and strenou,
objections we're at onc made by prom.
inent members Of the A. r. A. The
local branch OF American Mechanics
also objected and the committees
| closed Miss Cavanaugh's division until
| the trouble Is settled. She threatens
70 she the town II discharged.
NEW York special; Bradstrsst,
vii ~: The coalition Of general