Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-08

market Tor the cheaper grades ol
shoes, for drugs ~ leading centers,
Tor hogs At western markets and foi
fruits on the arrival Of colder weather.
Another favorable report Ii the
October bank clearings, which reflect
enlarged fall trade Ia . total larger
than Tor any month since June, 1893.
The aggregate reported for October,
this year, e e4,226, PSI, $50, an increase
over September, 1894, OF II per cent,
and owe October, last year, of more
than 6.3 per cent. At Chicago exces-
sive competition has resulted In fur
Their cuts In lumber prices. Sugar il
cent lower and Bessemer pig iron
and steel billets are Is to Is cents low
err respectively. Cotton has gone of
another lilo cent. This results in the
restriction In the volume Of trade
there. Exports Of wheat and -four,
both coasts. amount to 2, 934, 900 bush
els, compared with 1850, 600 bushels a
year ago. The total stocks of wheat,
all sources, on Nov. ] Is the largest on
record, 15s, G82. 900 bushels, Or So, 600.
coo bushels more than a year ago.
The rapidity OF the shipments OF do
nestle wheat to market is Indicated
by q net gain of 1870, 600 bushels
within four months, the heaviest like
increase except in 1892, it being three
times larger than from July / to
October 81, 1893.
PHILADELPHIA special: The new
anti-toxine remedy for diphtheria
known as s'diphiherine" has been
tried in two cases in this city. Ten
tiny walls of the serum were received
by German Vice Consul Charlie; Ii.
Meyer from Prof. Behring OF Berlin
and ut ones turned over to the German
Hospital. The first case tested was
that Of Jessie Hankey, u years old,
living at Mt. Airy. The injected
serum vas we'll absorbed. but the dis
case had obtained too strong u hold
on the child's system for relief, and
the patient has since died. The other
cas was that Of a little girl who had
been subjected to diphtheretic infec-
tion from the child which died. A
smaller dose was injected in the same
manner into this child's arm, and she
has developed no SYMPTOMS Of the dis
ease.
W1LLIAMSPORT, Pa, special: AS
the result OF the wreck on the Beech
Greek Railroad three persons were
instantly killed and one fatally in
jured. The wreck was caused by u
break beam dropping. Seventeen cars
piled in n mass, burying q nan
who was stealing q ride. The names
of the three victims could not be as
but it Is believed that they
burglars, rs they had two COM
plete kits Of burglar tools. Each man
also carried u revolver.
WASHINGTON special: In his annual
report to the Secretary OF War, Gen.
Flagler. chief Of ordnance, makes a
point on the insutticiency OF the
appropriations for arming and equip
ping the militia. He says there is an
urgent demand from most Of the states
to have their arms changed for q later
and better mode. The efficiency of
the National Guard in actual service
demands this. and the present appro-
priations render it impossible.
CoLUMBIAvILLE, Mich, special: At
an early hour an unknown man en-
tered Fred Skinner's house and
the skulls OF Mrs. Skinner and
her mother, Mrs. Stanley, and at
tempted to do the same to Mr.. Skin
ner, but the latter warded off the
blow. The man then ran out of the
house and escaped. Mrs. Stanley's
husband, from whom she separated
some time ago, Is suspected of the
crime. Both women will die.